Warbleton
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Warbleton is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England.[3] Within its bounds are three other settlements. It is located south-east of Heathfield on the slopes of the Weald.
Etymology
The place-name Warbleton, derived from the Old English Wǣrburhe tūn, means the farmstead or village of a woman called Wǣrburh. In the Domesday Book (1086) the name is recorded as 'Warborgetone'. It is subsequently recorded as Warberton (1166), Walberton (1340), and Warbleton (1404).[4] Wǣrburh is said to be one of the half-dozen or so women who owned property in the land of the South Saxons.[5]
History
The manor of Warbleton was held by the
Governance
The parish council consists of eleven members.[8]
Geography
The parish consists of two villages,
Principal buildings
There are two churches in the civil parish, St Mary the Virgin at Warbleton; and St John the Evangelist at Bodle Street Green. The two form a united benefice under one vicar. Chapel services are held at Three Cups.[9] Warbleton has a village hall; and a second, Dunn Village Hall, is at Rushlake Green.
References
- ^ "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Parish council website
- ^ Mills, A.D. (1998). A Guide to English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ Glover, Judith (1986). The Place Names of Sussex. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd.
- doi:10.5284/1086058.
- ^ Valuation of Bodiam Castle and manor and of Broomham manor preparatory to its purchase by Sir Nicholas Tufton from John Levett, East Sussex Record Office, The National Archives, nationalarchives.gov.uk
- ^ Parish Councillors
- ^ Churches