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Winchelsea
Winchelsea () is a town in the county of East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately south west of Rye and north east of Hastings. The current town, which was founded in 1288, replaced an earlier town of the same name, known as Old Winchelsea, that was lost to coastal erosion in the late medieval period. Winchelsea is part of the civil parish of Icklesham. The mayor of Winchelsea is chosen each year from amongst the members of the corporation, who are known as freemen, rather than being elected by public vote. New freemen are themselves chosen by existing members of the corporation. Thus, in its current form, the corporation is effectively a relic of Winchelsea's days as a 'rotten borough' (when Winchelsea elected two MPs but the number of voters was restricted to about a dozen, sometimes fewer). The corporation lost its remaining civil and judicial powers in 1886 but was preserved as a charity by an Act of Parliament to maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchelsea Court Hall
Winchelsea Court Hall, formerly known as the Water Bailiff's Prison, is a municipal building in the High Street in Winchelsea, East Sussex, England. The structure, which is used as a Winchelsea Court Hall Museum, museum, is a Grade I listed building. History The first municipal building in Winchelsea was an ancient town hall in the Monday Market Square, just to the west of the Greyfriars, Winchelsea, Greyfriars Monastery, which was completed in the late 13th century. The current building was commissioned as a private house for the Admiral of the Cinque Ports Fleet, Gervase Alard. It was designed in the Medieval architecture, medieval style, built in rubble masonry and was completed around the time that Alard became the first List of mayors of Winchelsea, mayor of the town in 1294. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage facing onto the High Street. The first two bays on the left on the ground floor and all three bays on the first floor were fenestrated by mullioned win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchelsea Court Hall Museum
Winchelsea Court Hall Museum is a local museum in Winchelsea, East Sussex, southern England. The Winchelsea Court Hall is one of the oldest buildings in the town, although it was extensively restored in the 19th century. The crown-post roof dates from the 15th century, with a medieval chimney. The museum itself is housed on the first floor of the building in the courtroom. The museum presents the history of the town of Winchelsea, including maps, models, pottery, and other displays. There are wall panels listing mayors of the town from 1295 onwards. The museum was established in 1950. One of the first accessions for the museum collection was a set of photographs of Winchelsea, presented by Hastings Corporation. Subsequent accessions have included artefacts associated with the Cinque Ports and archaeological items. See also * Winchelsea Court Hall References External links Museum website 1950 establishments in England Museums established in 1950 Local museums in East Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Winchelsea
Winchelsea is an historic town in East Sussex, England. There has been a Mayor of Winchelsea since Edward I granted the town the right to its own Mayor and Corporation around 1292. Records of the Mayors exist since 1295. Since the Mayor has been elected annually on Easter Monday by the Freemen of the Town at an "Hundred". The corporation lost its remaining civil and judicial powers in 1886 but was preserved as a charity by an Act of Parliament in order to maintain the membership of the Cinque Port Confederation. The mayor and corporation in Winchelsea now have a largely ceremonial role, together with responsibility for the ongoing care and maintenance of the main listed ancient monuments in the town and the Winchelsea museum. Past Mayors of Winchelsea include: * John Salerne 1407-09 MP for Winchelsea, 1402 and 1407 and Romney, 1386, 1388 and 1391. * Robert Sparrow 1501, 1511, 1517 and 1524 MP for Winchelsea, 1510, ?1512, ?1515 and 1523 * Thomas Ashburnham 1509-10 and 1521-2. * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Brede
The River Brede is an England, English river in East Sussex. It flows into the Rock Channel (tidal section of the River Tillingham) and then onto the River Rother, East Sussex, River Rother at Rye, Sussex. It takes its name from the village of Brede, East Sussex, Brede, which lies between Hastings and Tenterden. Etymology The river takes its name from the village of Brede, East Sussex, Brede. The village is on the north bank of the river, and its name in Old English means ''breadth'', as it overlooks the wide river valley. Prior to the fifteenth century, the river was known as the ''Ee'' or ''Ree'', which simply means 'river' in Old English. A new channel was then constructed for much of its course downstream from its junction with Doleham Ditch, slightly to the north of the Ee, and running parallel with it, which was for many years known as ''the Channel'', but subsequently became the Brede. History The Brede flows through a wide valley in its lower reaches, surrounded by mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rye, East Sussex
Rye is a town and civil parish in the Rother District, Rother district of East Sussex, England, from the sea at the confluence of three rivers: the River Rother (Eastern), Rother, the River Tillingham, Tillingham and the River Brede, Brede. An important member of the mediaeval Cinque Ports confederation, it was at the head of an embayment of the English Channel, and almost entirely surrounded by the sea. At the 2011 census, Rye had a population of 4,773. Its historical association with the sea has included providing ships for the service of the Crown in time of war, and being involved in smuggling. The notorious Hawkhurst Gang used its ancient inns The Mermaid Inn and The Olde Bell (Rye), The Olde Bell Inn, which are said to be connected to each other by a secret passageway. Those historic roots and its charm make it a tourist destination, with hotels, guest houses, B&Bs, tea rooms, and restaurants. Rye has a small fishing fleet, and Rye Harbour has facilities for yachts and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romney Marsh
Romney Marsh is a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex in the south-east of England. It covers about . The Marsh has been in use for centuries, though its inhabitants commonly suffered from malaria until the 18th century. Due to its location, geography and isolation, it was important for smugglers between the 17th and 19th centuries. The area has long been used for sheep pasture: Romney sheep, Romney Marsh sheep are considered one of the most successful and important sheep breeds. Featuring numerous waterways, and with some areas lying below sea level, the Marsh has over time sustained a gradual level of reclamation, both through natural causes and by human intervention. The name Romney likely comes from the Old English ''Rumen ea'' meaning the "large watery place". Governance An Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 2,358 at the 2011 census. Quotations *"As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinque Ports
The confederation of Cinque Ports ( ) is a historic group of coastal towns in south-east England – predominantly in Kent and Sussex, with one outlier (Brightlingsea) in Essex. The name is Old French, meaning "five harbours", and alludes to the original five members (Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Kent, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich, Kent, Sandwich). At its peak in the Late Middle Ages, the confederation included over 40 members. There is now a total of 14 members: five "head ports", two "ancient towns" and seven "limbs". The confederation was originally formed for military and trade purposes, but is now entirely ceremonial. The ports lie on the western shore of the English Channel, where the crossing to the European continent is narrowest. Inhabitants of the Cinque Ports are called ''Portsmen''. Origins The origins of the confederation are obscure, but are believed to lie in the late History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon period, and specifically in the reign of Edward the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icklesham
Icklesham is a village and civil parish in the Rother District, Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located about six miles (10 km) east of Hastings, on the main A259 Hastings to Rye, East Sussex, Rye road. The surrounding countryside is a made up of fields, hills, woods, orchards and vineyards. The civil parish is large, and includes Icklesham itself, Winchelsea, Winchelsea Beach and Rye Harbour. History Icklesham's historic roots can be traced back to 772, when it appeared as ''Icoleshamme'' in a land charter signed by Offa of Mercia, Offa, King of Mercia. Strategically located on the River Brede, it was a prime target in the Normans, Norman invasion of 1066 (some 700 years later, evacuation plans were prepared in case of an invasion by Napoleon I of France, Napoleon). The 12th Century church of All Saints & St. Nicholas was Victorian restoration, restored by architect Samuel Sanders Teulon in the late 1840s. The church was originally dedicated to A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hastings And Rye (UK Parliament Constituency)
Hastings and Rye is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Helena Dollimore of the Labour and Co-operative Party. Constituency profile As its name suggests, the main settlements in the constituency are the seaside resort of Hastings and smaller nearby tourist town of Rye, East Sussex, Rye. The constituency also includes the Cinque Port of Winchelsea and the villages of Fairlight, East Sussex, Fairlight, Winchelsea Beach, Three Oaks, Guestling, Icklesham, Playden, Iden, East Sussex, Iden, Rye Harbour, East Guldeford, Camber, East Sussex, Camber, and Pett. The constituency is set in a relatively isolated part of the southeast from the railways perspective and so does not enjoy some of the more general affluence of this part of the country. In the 2000 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Tillingham
The River Tillingham flows through the English county of East Sussex. It meets the River Brede and the eastern River Rother near the town of Rye. A navigable sluice controlled the entrance to the river between 1786 and 1928, when it was replaced by a vertical lifting gate which was not navigable. The river provided water power to operate the bellows of an iron works at Beckley Furnace, used to make cannons for the Royal Navy between 1578 and 1770, when it became uneconomic, and a water mill which replaced it, until that burnt down in 1909. The lower reaches supported a thriving shipbuilding industry from the early nineteenth century onwards, and although on a smaller scale, was still doing so in 2000. History The ancient course of the Tillingham was rather different from its present one, as the river discharged into a broad area defined by islands, tidal creeks and salt marshes during the Roman period, rather than the estuary of the River Rother. The thirteenth century was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castilian Attack On Gravesend
The forces of Juan I of Castile attacked Gravesend in the summer of 1380. During the raid on the town, the Castilian admiral Fernando Sánchez de Tovar ordered soldiers to loot the town and set it ablaze. The attacks were part of the Hundred Years' War, and led to concerns for the safety of London, just 20 miles away. Context Henry II of Castile was crowned king of Castile after defeating his half-brother in the first Castilian civil war. The new Trastámara king joined with the French under Jean de Vienne in a series of naval attacks and incursions into England. During these attacks, the towns of Dartmouth, Folkestone, Hastings, Lewes, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Rottingdean, Rye, Southampton, Wight, and Winchelsea were looted, and many were burned. In 1379, Henry II died and left his throne to his son, Juan I of Castile, who soon ordered a naval raid in 1379 against the Kingdom of England. Sequence of events The raiding fleet, a combined Spanish-French fleet of 20 gall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten And Pocket Boroughs
A rotten or pocket borough, also known as a nomination borough or proprietorial borough, was a parliamentary borough or constituency in England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom before the Reform Act of 1832, which had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain unrepresentative influence within the House of Commons. The same terms were used for similar boroughs represented in the 18th-century Parliament of Ireland. The Reform Act abolished the majority of these rotten and pocket boroughs. Background A parliamentary borough was a town or former town that had been incorporated under a royal charter, giving it the right to send two elected burgesses as Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. It was not unusual for the physical boundary of the settlement to change as the town developed or contracted over time, for example due to changes in its trade and industry, so that the boundaries of the parliamentary borough and of the physical settleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
