Ewhurst is a civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the Rother

Rother

Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries.-History:...

 District of East Sussex

East Sussex

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, England

England

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; its main settlement is the village of Ewhurst Green, which is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings

Hastings

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 in the valley

Valley

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 of the River Rother

River Rother (Eastern)

The River Rother , at 35 miles , is a river flowing through both East Sussex and Kent, England. Its source is near Rotherfield , and its mouth is on Rye Bay, part of the English Channel....

. The parish is a relatively large one in area, and includes the settlements of Staplecross and Cripps Corner. The A229 road

A229 road

The A229 is a major road running north-south through Kent.The road begins in the Medway town of Rochester at the foot of Star Hill forming a junction with the A2 road. It then climbs up through the built-up area of Chatham, passing Troy Town and Rochester Airport before descending the slope of the...

 crosses the parish from north to south.

Although Bodiam station

Bodiam railway station

Bodiam is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Bodiam, East Sussex.- History :Situated half a mile from the Bodiam village itself and its fourteenth century castle, the station opened in 1900 in a rather remote and rural location...

 is the present terminus of the Kent and East Sussex Railway

Kent and East Sussex Railway

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, and lies within the parish, the castle itself is in the neighbouring parish of Bodiam

Bodiam

Bodiam is a small village and civil parish in East Sussex, England, in the valley of the River Rother near to the villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green. It is home to Bodiam Castle, a small range of houses, a pub opposite Bodiam Castle, and a restaurant...

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The parish church is dedicated to St James the Great. The public house

Public house

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in Ewhurst Green is The White Dog.