Herstmonceux Parish
East Sussex, England

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The Parish of Herstmonceux is an administrative part of the Wealden District of the County of East Sussex in England (United Kingdom).

It is south of London and Tunbridge Wells, Kent; north of Eastbourne; northeast of Brighton; east of Lewes; northwest of Hastings and Bexhille; and west of Rye

Herstmonceux Parish comprises the villages of Herstmonceux (formerly Gardner Street) and Cowbeech and a number of other named areas, not all of which are specified on road signs

Roughly clockwise from N to SW,  Herstmonceux Parish comprises:

Foul Mile
Cowbeech
Trolliloes
(part of) Windmill Hill
Flowers Green
Herstmonceux Castle
(part of) Pevensey Levels
Herstmonceux (village)
Cooper's Croft
Ginger's Green
Stunts Green
part of Carter's Corner &
Cowbeech Hill

to see a map with the Parish boundaries, CLICK HERE

The Ordnance Survey map location for Herstmonceux Parish is TQ 6312.


London

Gatwick
Airport
 

East Grin- stead

 

Tunbridge Wells

 

Tenterden

Heathfield Hawkhurst
Horam
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Battle

Hailsham
Lewes Polegate Rye
Brighton Newhaven     Eastbourne

Bexhill-on-
Sea

Hastings

 

NOT TO SCALE


how to get to Herstmonceux Parish


BY ROAD

from the north, west and south:
At the junction of the A22, A267 and A271 - Boship Roundabout - take the A271 eastwards, in the direction of Battle and Bexhill.

from the east:
Take the A271 from Battle - or the A269 from Bexhill-on-Sea, which joins the A271 - into Herstmonceux.

CLICK HERE for a roadmap

there are 30 or 40 m.p.h. speed restrictions in various parts of the Parish


BY TRAIN

from London:
travel from Victoria Station to Polegate (Eastbourne/Hastings line, via Gatwick, Haywards Heath and Lewes)
or
travel from Charing Cross Station to Battle (Hastings line, via Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells).

Both services are half-hourly and may take just under 1 hr 20 minutes.

from Paris, Lille and Brussels by Eurostar:

travel to Ashford International Station and then to Polegate (via Hastings and Eastbourne) or to Battle (via Tonbridge)
or
travel to London Waterloo and by tube to London Victoria or London Charing Cross. Then see
from London
to Polegate or Battle

CLICK HERE for a railway timetable, or telephone 08457 48 49 50, especially to ask about delays and weekend engineering works.

Herstmonceux Parish is about 9 miles from Polegate station and 10-12 miles from Battle station.
Taxis are available at both stations (about £9-£10 to Herstmonceux).
Polegate taxis can be pre-ordered on the phone on Platform 17 at Victoria.

BY AIR

Fly to London Gatwick (LGW) and take the train to Polegate (Eastbourne/Hastings line). Gatwick to Polegate is 44 minutes. Otherwise fly to London Heathrow (LHR), proceed to Central London. Then see from London to Polegate or Battle.

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