The village is in two parts, one in the valley on the road from Battle, where the church and the parish hall lie on either side of the stream, and one a mile or so further on the main A21 to Hastings, with a triangular village green in front of the Royal Oak pub and restaurant.
The Norman parish church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene;[3] the yew tree which stood there until 1987 was traditionally thought to be one thousand years old, and to have been used by William the Conqueror to hang members of King Harold's personal guard.[4]Malcolm Muggeridge lived with his family in Whatlington; both he and his wife are buried in the churchyard.
On the main road a now disused chapel serves as a commercial business.[5]
The lowest level of government is the Whatlington parish council. The parish council is responsible for local amenities such as the provision of litter bins, bus shelters and allotments. They also provide a voice into the district council meetings. The parish council comprises five councillors with elections being held every four years.
Rother District council provides the next level of government with services such as refuse collection, planning consent, leisure amenities and council tax collection. Whatlington lies within the Darwell ward, which provides two councillors.
East Sussex county council is the third tier of government, providing education, libraries and highway maintenance. Whatlington falls within the Battle and Crowhurst ward.
^Hirsch, Pam. "Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/2755. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Bexhill & Battle Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
December 18, 2023
whatlington, village, civil, parish, rother, district, east, sussex, england, village, seven, miles, north, hastings, just, road, mary, magdalen, parish, churchlocation, within, east, sussexarea6, population374, parish, 2011, density172, grid, referencetq76218. Whatlington is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex England The village is seven miles 11 km north of Hastings just off the A21 road WhatlingtonSt Mary Magdalen parish churchWhatlingtonLocation within East SussexArea6 0 km2 2 3 sq mi 1 Population374 Parish 2011 2 Density172 sq mi 66 km2 OS grid referenceTQ762185 London47 miles 76 km NWDistrictRotherShire countyEast SussexRegionSouth EastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBATTLEPostcode districtTN33Dialling code01424PoliceSussexFireEast SussexAmbulanceSouth East CoastUK ParliamentBexhill and BattleList of places UK England East Sussex 50 56 N 0 31 E 50 94 N 0 51 E 50 94 0 51 Royal Oak pubThe village is in two parts one in the valley on the road from Battle where the church and the parish hall lie on either side of the stream and one a mile or so further on the main A21 to Hastings with a triangular village green in front of the Royal Oak pub and restaurant The Norman parish church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene 3 the yew tree which stood there until 1987 was traditionally thought to be one thousand years old and to have been used by William the Conqueror to hang members of King Harold s personal guard 4 Malcolm Muggeridge lived with his family in Whatlington both he and his wife are buried in the churchyard On the main road a now disused chapel serves as a commercial business 5 The early feminist Barbara Bodichon was born here in 1827 6 Governance editThe lowest level of government is the Whatlington parish council The parish council is responsible for local amenities such as the provision of litter bins bus shelters and allotments They also provide a voice into the district council meetings The parish council comprises five councillors with elections being held every four years Rother District council provides the next level of government with services such as refuse collection planning consent leisure amenities and council tax collection Whatlington lies within the Darwell ward which provides two councillors East Sussex county council is the third tier of government providing education libraries and highway maintenance Whatlington falls within the Battle and Crowhurst ward The UK Parliament constituency for Whatlington is Bexhill and Battle Huw Merriman was re elected in the 2019 election 7 References edit nbsp Media related to Whatlington at Wikimedia Commons East Sussex in Figures East Sussex County Council Retrieved 26 April 2008 Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 7 October 2015 St Mary Magdalene Whatlington East Sussex roughwood net Retrieved 4 December 2016 Sussex online parish clerks Historical Notes about St Mary Magdalene Church White Chapel Woodmans Green Whatlington East Sussex roughwood net Retrieved 4 December 2016 Hirsch Pam Bodichon Barbara Leigh Smith Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 2755 Subscription or UK public library membership required Bexhill amp Battle Parliamentary constituency BBC News BBC Retrieved 20 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whatlington amp oldid 1185901403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
