Ore, a former village, is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 of the urban area of the town and borough 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....

 in 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:...

. It is located to the north-east of the town on the main road to Rye

Rye, East Sussex

Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, which stands approximately two miles from the open sea and is at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede...

 (the coastal A259 road

A259 road

The A259 is a busy road on the south coast of England passing through Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and part of Kent. Part of the road was named "the most dangerous road in South East England" in 2008.-Description:...

). Its name may have originated from the Old English word for "stream-bank".
It is the largest suburb 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....

.

The parish church

Parish church

A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 in the village centre is Christ Church

Christ Church, Ore

Christ Church is an Anglican church in the Ore area of the town and borough of Hastings, one of six local government districts in the English county of East Sussex. It is one of three Anglican churches with this dedication in the borough...

, and the village also features a Seventh-day Adventist Church

Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...

, a Salvation Army

The Salvation Army

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 unit and a Methodist

Methodism

Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...

 church. Whilst commonly known as "Clifton Road Methodist", this church is actually named after St Helen.
In the part of Ore known as St Helens stands a second Anglican church dedicated to St Helen. The church was built in 1868, and its predecessor, an ancient church dating from the reign of Edward III, now stands in ruins nearby. Hastings Cemetery

Cemetery

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 is also located in the St Helens area of Ore.

Ore also contains a small shopping centre. Hillcrest school

Hillcrest School (Hastings, East Sussex)

Hillcrest school is a British secondary school in Hastings, East Sussex, England. It is known in the local area as "Hillcrest Hastings". The school currently has over 700 students and over 100 staff. The current headteacher is Mrs...

 is in the nearby Red Lake district of Ore.

Ore Valley lies to the west of Ore Village, and is the site of Ore railway station and the former Broomgrove power station. It is also the site of a proposed major redevelopment and housing project. Ore Valley is also home to the Ore Valley Campus of Sussex Coast College Hastings on Parker Road.

Rail transport

Ore railway station

Ore railway station

Ore railway station serves Ore Valley in East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern, with a few peak services operated by Southeastern.Third rail 750V DC electrification from Hastings ends here....

 (approximately one mile from Ore main street/Ore Village) lies on the Marshlink Line

Marshlink Line

The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings in the South East of England. The line was part of an original proposal by a company named the Brighton Lewes and Hastings Railway to extend its coast route to Hastings...

; here also is the maintenance depot for the trains from London

London

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, and the coast (via the East Coastway Line

East Coastway Line

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 and Hastings Line

Hastings Line

The Hastings Line is a railway line in Kent and East Sussex linking Hastings with the main town of Tunbridge Wells, and from there into London via Sevenoaks.-Openings:The line was opened by the South Eastern Railway in main three stages: – :...

). Ore station lies north of Hastings station

Hastings railway station

Hastings railway station is in Hastings in East Sussex, England. It is situated on the Hastings Line to Tunbridge Wells, the East Coastway Line to Brighton and the Marshlink Line to Ashford International....

 and south of Three Oaks

Three Oaks railway station

Three Oaks railway station serves the village of Three Oaks in East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern. It was originally known as Three Oaks & Guestling.-History:...

 (formerly Three Oaks and Guestling Halt). For most of the day, Ore is the eastern end of an hourly stopping service from and to Brighton

Brighton

Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...

 via Eastbourne

Eastbourne

Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...

 and Hastings. East of Ore, the Marshlink Line is served by an hourly Brighton to Ashford

Ashford, Kent

Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...

 international express service calling at Ore only during peak hours. For the rest of the day, passengers travelling from and to stations east of Ore must travel via Hastings.

Education

Ore Valley contains many primary and secondary schools for residents of the Hastings Borough. Ore Valley is also now home of the Ore Valley college campus.

Primary Schools in the area:
All saints CE Junior,
Blacklands CP,
Elphinstone Junior school,
Red Lake,
Sacred Heart RC,
Sandown CP

Secondary Schools in the area:
Helenswood School

Helenswood School

Helenswood Girls School is an all-female secondary school in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex in the United Kingdom, and has achieved specialist Arts College status. It takes girls from age 11 to age 16, and there is a separate Sixth form which is shared with William Parker School, a local boys'...

,
Hillcrest Hastings

Ore Valley Adventure Playground

Hastings Borough Council have recently approved an Adventure Playground to be built in the Broomgrove area of Ore.
"As part of the National Play Pathfinder programme, local young people and partners including East Sussex County Council, Hastings Borough Council, Play England and In2Play have been developing a new, exciting and innovative adventure playground which will open in Summer 2010 in Ore Valley, Hastings.

The playground will be unlike any other in East Sussex, providing children and young people with the chance to engage in all types of supervised adventure play. It will be completely free to use and children can come and go as they wish and choose how they play."

Redevelopment

Ore Valley is the largest area of the Hastings Borough and is the major part of the development project led by Hastings Borough Council. The plans are to add new houses to the area, have a more efficient rail and bus service in the Ore Valley area, open more shops and community spaces such as community centre's, parks, playgrounds and the new Sussex Coast College Hastings campus.

Shopping

In Ore and the Ore Valley there are plenty of community shops and shopping centres, the main shopping centre being Ore Village on Old London Road/Priory Road witch includes:
Pharmacies, newsagents,off licence, a Post Office, KFC, Co-Op supermarket, greengrocer, Chinese takeaway, Chinese restaurant, kebab takeaway, hairdressers, electrical shop, entertainment shop, bank, car lot, motor bike retailers and a clinic.

There are also shops in community spaces such as Hughenden Road, Pilot Road, Malvern Way, Mount Road, Priory Road and The Ridge.