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Newtimber
Newtimber is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located north-west of Brighton. The parish also includes the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Saddlescombe. The parish lies almost wholly with the South Downs National Park, with the exception of a small section of the parish north of the B2117 road. The planning authority for Newtimber is therefore the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), the statutory planning authority for the National Park area. The downland scarp, which includes Newtimber Hill, Newtimber Holt, Saddlescombe chalk quarry and Summer Down, is mostly part of the Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. The parish covers an area of . At the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Poynings. Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments Newtimber civil parish contains 12 listed buildings. Of these, one is Grade I, one is Grade II* and the remaining 10 bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saddlescombe Farm
Newtimber is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located north-west of Brighton. The parish also includes the hamlet of Saddlescombe. The parish lies almost wholly with the South Downs National Park, with the exception of a small section of the parish north of the B2117 road. The planning authority for Newtimber is therefore the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), the statutory planning authority for the National Park area. The downland scarp, which includes Newtimber Hill, Newtimber Holt, Saddlescombe chalk quarry and Summer Down, is mostly part of the Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill, designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. The parish covers an area of . At the 2011 Census the population was included in the civil parish of Poynings. Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments Newtimber civil parish contains 12 listed buildings. Of these, one is Grade I, one is Grade II* and the remaining 10 buildings are Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeding Hill To Newtimber Hill
Beeding Hill to Newtimber Hill is a biological and geological Downland Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) north of Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it includes Devil's Dyke Geological Conservation Review site. There are thirteen distinct areas within this SSSI. Most of it is on the north-facing slope of the South Downs on unimproved chalk grassland. Grazed chalk downland, such as this, has a diverse flora with around 40 flowering plants per square metre. There are areas of scrub and in places this scrub has developed into woodland, and there are also some areas of mature beech woodland. The richest areas are dominated by upright Bromus erectus, brome and fine-leaved grasses such as Sheep's-fescue, sheep's fescue and crested hair-grass. The site supports rare orchid species including Frog Orchid, frog orchid and in the woodlands, Yellow bird's-nest, yellow bird's nest and Bird's-nest Orchid, bird's nest orchid. The sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poynings
Poynings ( or ) is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. The parish lies wholly with the South Downs National Park. To its south is Brighton and Hove, to its west is Fulking parish, to its east is Newtimber parish and to its north is Albourne parish. The planning authority for Poynings is the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), the statutory planning authority for the National Park area. The village is located on the north side of the South Downs near Devil's Dyke, five miles (8 km) north-west of Brighton. The civil parish covers an area of and had a population of 287 at the 2001 census, including Newtimber, increasing to 432 at the 2011 census. The area was known as "Puningas" in 960 AD. Some have suggested the name came from "sons of Puna" or "people of Puna", Puna being the nickname of a hammer-wielding Saxon leader. Others have suggested it means "tThe people of the pond". The downland scarp, which includes the Fulk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtimber Place
Newtimber Place is a Grade I listed building in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. The house sits on a D-shaped island in a moat. The oldest part of the house dates from the 16th century. The north wing is apparently the oldest part of the building, dating from the 16th century. It was considerably extended in the 17th century by the addition of the east wing. The house is built from flint and red brick with stone quoins. The grounds are in the northern part of the civil parish of Newtimber Newtimber is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located north-west of Brighton. The parish also includes the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Saddlescombe. The parish lies almost wholly with the ..., which gets its name from the building. References {{Reflist External linksOfficial website Grade I listed buildings in West Sussex Country houses in West Sussex Grade I listed houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton And Hove
Brighton and Hove ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority area, ceremonially in East Sussex, England. There are multiple villages alongside the seaside resorts of Brighton and Hove in the district. It is administered by Brighton and Hove City Council, which is currently under Labour Party (UK), Labour majority control. The two resorts, along with Worthing and Littlehampton in West Sussex, make up the Brighton and Hove built-up area, second most-populous built-up area of South East England, after South Hampshire. In 2014, Brighton and Hove City Council and other nearby councils formed the Greater Brighton City Region local enterprise partnership area. Unification Local Government Commission for England (1992), In 1992, a government commission was set up to conduct a structural review of local government arrangements across England. In its draft proposals for East Sussex, the commission suggested two separate unitary authorities be created for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyecombe
Pyecombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. Pyecombe is located 7 miles (11 km) to the north of Brighton. The civil parish covers an area of and has a population of 200 (2001 census), increasing at the 2011 Census to a population of 237. The parish lies wholly with the South Downs National Park. The planning authority for Pyecombe is the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), the statutory planning authority for the National Park area. History The name Pyecombe may derive from the Old English ''pīc'', meaning "point" or "pike", and ''cumb'', meaning "coomb" or "valley", in which case it may mean "valley marked by a projecting hill"; alternatively, it may mean "insect valley", from the Old English ''pēo'', "insect, parasite". The parish of Pyecombe comprises two settlements, one called 'Pyecombe' and the other 'Pyecombe Street'. These are about a quarter of a mile apart. The reason for the gap between the two parts o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albourne
Albourne is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District, Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. It lies just off the A23 road three miles (4.8 km) east of Henfield. The parish has a land area of 772.9 hectares (1909 acres). In the 2001 census 600 people lived in 234 households, of whom 321 were economically active. The population at the 2011 Census was 644. The name comes from an alder-lined stream, which is likely to have been the Cutler's Brook.Mawer, A and Stenton, FM, 1930 The place-names of Sussex, Part II, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. English inventor and father of the bicycle industry, James Starley (1830–1881), was born in Albourne. The village has a golf course, a Equitation, riding school and a country club. During World War II a bomb fell in the village and did blast damage to the local school. The parish council appealed to raise £200 for immediate repairs to the school and £600 for future repairs. The bomb also damaged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mid Sussex District
Mid Sussex is a non-metropolitan district, local government district in West Sussex, England. The largest town is Haywards Heath, where the council is based. The district also contains the towns of Burgess Hill and East Grinstead plus surrounding rural areas, including many villages. The district includes part of the South Downs National Park and part of the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of High Weald AONB, High Weald, including sections of Ashdown Forest. The district contains most headwaters of the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse. Its largest body of water is Ardingly reservoir which is used by watersports clubs. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the district had a population of 152,949. The neighbouring districts are Crawley, Horsham District, Horsham, Brighton and Hove, Lewes District, Lewes, Wealden District, Wealden and Tandridge District, Tandridge. History The name "Mid Sussex" was occasionally used for various parts of central Sussex prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurstpierpoint And Sayers Common
Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common is a civil parish in Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It .... Settlements Major settlements * Hurstpierpoint * Sayers Common Other settlements *Bedlam Street * Goddards Green * Hurst Wickham Other places * Danny Park References Civil parishes in West Sussex {{WestSussex-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
