Ore, East Sussex
This article needs additional citations for verification. (January 2014) |
Ore | |
---|---|
East Sussex | |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
Ore is a large suburb of the urban area of Hastings, in the Hastings district, in the county of East Sussex, England. Formerly a village, it is still known and advertised locally as "Ore Village". It is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the north-east of Hastings town centre, on the main A259 road to Rye. Its name may have originated from the Old English word for "stream-bank".[2] The Ore Stream still runs through a large central Woodland area known locally as Speckled Wood at the top of the Valley. It is the largest suburb of Hastings.
Ore Valley lies to the west of Ore Village, and is the site of
Rail transport
The routes available from Ore Railway Station include: Ashford Intl - Eastbourne, Ore - London Victoria, Ore - Brighton
Religious institutions
Ore is divided into two ecclesiastical parishes, and so has two
Other religious buildings in Ore include a Seventh-day Adventist Church, Clifton Road Methodist church, and a Salvation Army unit. Hastings cemetery and crematorium, with its own chapel, is situated in the St Helens area of Ore.
Education
Ore Valley has the Ore Valley Campus of Sussex Coast College Hastings on Parker Road. Hastings Academy is in the nearby Red Lake district of Ore.
Primary schools:
- All Saints CE Junior
- Blacklands CP
- The Baird Primary Academy (formerly known as Elphinstone Junior school)
- Ore Village Primary Academy (formerly known as Red Lake Community Primary School)
- Sacred Heart RC
- Sandown CP
Secondary schools:
Civil parish
In 1951 the parish had a population of 355.[4] On 1 April 1958 the parish was abolished and merged with Guestling and Westfield.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Hastings ward population 2011". Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ Roberts, R. G. (1914). The Place-Names of Sussex. Cambridge University Press. p.194.
- ^ Hastings Observer https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/work-starts-ore-valley-community-centre-1297090
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Ore AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 February 2023.