Sedlescombe
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Sedlescombe is a village and
The parish is in the
Manor
In the reign of
Manor houses
Manor Cottages in The Street are a 15th-century timber-framed building with a 16th-century extension. They were built as a single manor house but later divided into five cottages. They are a Grade I listed building.[6]
Durhamford Manor in Stream Lane is an early 16th-century timber-framed house. It is a Grade II* listed building.[7]
Churches
Church of England
The Church of England parish church of St John the Baptist has a 15th-century Perpendicular Gothic nave, north aisle and west tower. The present chancel, south aisle and south porch were added in 1866–74 as part of a restoration by Norman and Billing. The chancel's north and south windows have stained glass made by CE Kempe in 1890.[8] The building is Grade II* listed.[9]
The west tower has a ring of six bells. Robert Mot of Houndsditch and Whitechapel cast the tenor bell in 1592. Joseph Carter of Whitechapel cast the fifth bell in 1606 and the second, third and fourth bells in 1607. Mears & Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast the treble bell in 1929.[10]
St John's parish is now part of the Benefice of Sedlescombe with Whatlington.[11]
United Reformed
Sedlescombe has a United Reformed Church.[12]
Other notable buildings
Asselton House in The Street is a 15th-century timber-framed house. Its northwest wing was added in the 19th century.[13]
Pestalozzi International Village is an educational charity founded in 1946.[14] In 1959 it moved to Oaklands, a Tudor Revival house in Sedlescombe. A Warden's House and International House were designed for it by Hugh Casson and Neville Conder and built in the grounds.[8]
Amenities
Sedlescombe has a 15th-century pub, the Queen's Head Inn,[15] that is now a gastropub.[16] There is also a hotel[17] and a bed and breakfast guest house.[18]
The village has a post office and general store[19] and a Church of England primary school.[20]
Just outside the village is Sedlescombe Golf Club,[21] which includes the James Andrews School of Golf.[22]
Notable people
- Frederick Hyland (1893–1964), first-class cricketer
See also
References
- ^ "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ a b Sedlescombe in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ [1] VillageNet Kent & Sussex Village name Derivations
- ^ [2] Old English Translator
- ^ Historic England. "Manor Cottages (Grade I) (1274791)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Durhamford Manor (Grade II*) (1222027)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ a b Nairn & Pevsner 1965, p. 604.
- ^ Historic England. "The Parish Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*) (1275087)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Rix, Geoff (23 August 2011). "Sedlescombe: S John Bapt". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "United Reformed Church Directory". United Reformed Church. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Asselton House (Grade II) (1222076)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Pestalozzi
- ^ Historic England. "The Queen's Head Inn (Grade II) (1222072)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ The Queens Head
- ^ The Brickwall Hotel Battle
- ^ Kester House Bed & Breakfast
- ^ Sedlescombe Post Office and Store
- ^ Sedlescombe CE Primary School
- ^ Sedlescombe Golf Club
- ^ The James Andrews School of Golf
Sources and further reading
- Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1931) [1848]. A Topographical Dictionary of England (Seventh ed.). London: Samuel Lewis. pp. 44–48.
- Lucey, Beryl (1984). A Village Where The World is One: The Story of the International Children's Village in England. London: Regency Press.
- Lucey, Beryl (1999). Twenty Centuries in Sedlescombe: An East Sussex Parish. Sedlescombe: Asselton Books. ISBN 978-0953469505.
- ISBN 0-14-071028-0.
External links
- Sedlescombe Parish Council
- Sedlescombe at Curlie