Sedlescombe

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Sedlescombe is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located 7 miles (11km) north of Hastings.

Within the parish lie the two rivers: the River Brede and its tributary the River Line, and is within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . It has a population of approximately 1500 people. The parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist; there is also a United Reformed Church in the village.

The village traces its roots back to Roman times. Indeed, the oldest house in the village (Asselton House) was formerly called Asselton Bath and is reputed to be on the site of a Roman bathhouse. The surrounding area is rich in Roman remains, including the headquarters of the Roman navy in Britain just four miles away at Beauport Park.

The village hosts the Pestalozzi International Children's Village, a charity set up for overseas children to come and live in England following the Second World War.

Fifty years ago the village boasted two pubs, a butchers, a bakers, a newsagent, a blacksmith a garage, two eateries and two general stores. Today the Queens Head pub remains and an antique shop occupies the site of the former garage, the current village shop in Sedlescombe remains.

Author Beryl Lucey wrote a comprehensive history of the village "Twenty Centuries In Sedlescombe" and of the Pestalozzi Village "The Village Where The World is One"