Hurst Green, East Sussex
Encyclopedia
Hurst Green is a village and civil parish
in the Rother
District of East Sussex
, England
. The village is located on the A21 road, thirteen miles (20 km) north of Hastings
.
There is one active church in the village: the brick-built Church of England
parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The Roman Catholic church of Our Lady Help of Christians is now disused and there are plans to convert the building into a community shop. The local primary school is Hurst Green CE Primary School.
Hurst Green is twinned with the village of Ellerhoop
in Schleswig Holstein, Germany
.
The settlements of Silver Hill and Swiftsden are also located within the parish.
File:Hurst Green village sign.JPG|The village sign
File:Hurst Green village hall in East Sussex.jpg| The village hall
File:Old Post Office in Hurst Green.JPG|The old Hurst Green post office on the A21
File:Station Road Hurst Green.JPG|Station Road (A265)
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
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
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, England
England
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. The village is located on the A21 road, thirteen miles (20 km) north of Hastings
Hastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
.
There is one active church in the village: the brick-built Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The Roman Catholic church of Our Lady Help of Christians is now disused and there are plans to convert the building into a community shop. The local primary school is Hurst Green CE Primary School.
Hurst Green is twinned with the village of Ellerhoop
Ellerhoop
Ellerhoop is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig Holstein, Germany. It is twinned with the village of Hurst Green, East Sussex, UK.-Geography:Ellerhoop is situated to the north of Hamburg, close to the A23 Autobahn.-Points of interest:...
in Schleswig Holstein, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
The settlements of Silver Hill and Swiftsden are also located within the parish.
Village organisations
The Hurst Green Short Mat Bowls Club gives villagers, both young and more mature, the opportunity to play short mat bowls for fun, and competitively.File:Hurst Green village sign.JPG|The village sign
File:Hurst Green village hall in East Sussex.jpg| The village hall
File:Old Post Office in Hurst Green.JPG|The old Hurst Green post office on the A21
File:Station Road Hurst Green.JPG|Station Road (A265)
External links
- A brief history of Hurst Green at VillageNet.co.uk
- Photos of Hurst Green from the early 20th Century