List of mayors of Winchelsea

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Winchelsea is an historic town in East Sussex, England. There has been a Mayor of Winchelsea since Edward I granted the town the right to its own Mayor and Corporation around 1292. Records of the Mayors exist since 1295. Since[ clarification needed ] the Mayor has been elected annually on Easter Monday by the Freemen of the Town at an "Hundred". [1]

The corporation lost its remaining civil and judicial powers in 1886 but was preserved as a charity by an Act of Parliament in order to maintain the membership of the Cinque Port Confederation. The mayor and corporation in Winchelsea now have a largely ceremonial role, together with responsibility for the ongoing care and maintenance of the main listed ancient monuments in the town and the Winchelsea museum.

Past Mayors of Winchelsea include:

21st century

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References

  1. ↑ "The Mayor and Corporation of Winchelsea". Winchester Corporation. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Robert Sparrow (by 1459–1528)
  3. ↑ Members Constituencies Parliaments Surveys (5 September 2012). "ASHBURNHAM, Thomas (by 1462-1523), of Guestling and Winchelsea, Suss. and London". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "LOWYS, George (By 1500-53/54), of Winchelsea, Suss. | History of Parliament Online".
  5. ↑ http://historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/oxenbridge-%28oxbridge-uxbridge%29-william-1498-1550
  6. ↑ "BELL, John II (By 1514-43 or later), of Winchelsea, Suss. | History of Parliament Online".
  7. ↑ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36730. London. 1 April 1902. p. 7.
  8. ↑ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36424. London. 9 April 1901. p. 3.


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