Ashburnham, East Sussex

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Ashburnham
Location within East Sussex
Population303 (2001 Census)
•  Density 43/sq mi (17/km2)
OS grid reference TQ666179
•  London 44 miles (71 km) NNW
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  • Ashburnham
District
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BATTLE
Postcode district TN33
Dialling code 01424
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50°55′N0°23′E / 50.91°N 0.38°E / 50.91; 0.38

Ashburnham is a civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England, situated to the west of Battle. It includes the settlements of Brownbread Street and Ponts Green; Ashburnham Forge is also within the parish. [1] Ashburnham shares a parish council with the neighbouring small parish of Penhurst.

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Ashburnham takes its name from Ashburnham Place, now a Christian conference and prayer centre, which in turn comes from the fact that the local stream is the Ashbourne. The 14th century parish church, dedicated to St Peter, was rebuilt in 1665. The village was in the iron making district of the Weald, and its blast furnace was the last in Sussex to be closed in 1813.

Ashburnham and neighbouring Penhurst, neither of which have many dwellings, were united in 1810.

The parish has a population of 303 (2001 census).

Landscape

Ashburnham is located in the heart of the Sussex Weald within the designated High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Landmarks

Ashburnham Park falls within the area and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It comprises 100.7 hectares (249 acres) ancient woodland and medieval deer park, containing a wide spread of flora and avian fauna. [2] In 1767 the 2nd Earl of Ashburnham commissioned Lancelot ("Capability") Brown to remodel the park which he did by including three large lakes. Part of the park lies in the neighbouring Catsfield parish.

Several features of the old iron industry can be found along the track from the hamlet of Ashburnham Forge up to the furnace site near Lakehurst Lane. [3]

Governance

At a local level, Ashburnham and neighbouring Penhurst have been governed by a joint parish council, The Parish Council of Ashburnham with Penhurst, since a Grouping Order was made in 1954. [4] The parish council is made up of seven councillors, split into two wards: five councillors from Ashburnham ward and two from Penhurst ward. [5] The May 2019 election had four candidates standing in the Ashburnham ward who were returned unopposed. [6] The Penhurst ward was uncontested. Since then one councillor was co-opted to fill the remaining vacancy in the Ashburnham ward.

Rother District Council provides the next level of government. Ashburnham and Penhurst are within the Crowhurst ward, along with the parishes of Catsfield, Crowhurst, and part of Battle. In the May 2007 election Crowhurst ward was won by the Conservative candidate. [7]

East Sussex County Council is the top tier of local government. Ashburnham with Penhurst falls within the Battle and Crowhurst ward. Kathryn Margaret Field, Liberal Democrat, was elected in the May 2005 election with 48.8% of the vote. [8]

The UK Parliament constituency for Ashburnham and Penhurst is Bexhill and Battle.

Prior to Brexit in 2020, the villages were part of the South East England constituency in the European Parliament.

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References

  1. ↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "SSSI Citation — Ashburnham Park" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
  3. ↑ Pearce, H, Hammer and Furnace Ponds, Pomegranate Press, 2011
  4. ↑ "Your Parish Council". Parish Council of Ashburnham with Penhurst. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Rother District Council. 5 May 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Election and Referendum Results". Rother District Council. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll—Crowhurst". Rother District Council. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  8. ↑ "County Council election". Rother District Council. 5 May 2005. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
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