Glynde and Beddingham
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| Glynde and Beddingham | |
  Glynde and Beddingham shown within East Sussex |
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| Area-inc Tarring Neville[1] | 9.8 sq mi (25.4 km²) |
|---|---|
| Population | 555 (Parish-2007)[1] includes Tarring Neville |
| - Density | 56/sq mi (22/km²) |
| OS grid reference | |
| - London | 45 miles (72 km) N |
| District | Lewes |
| Shire county | East Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEWES |
| Postcode district | BN8 |
| Dialling code | 01273 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| European Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Lewes |
| Website: Glynde and Beddingham | |
| List of places: UK • England • East Sussex | |
Glynde and Beddingham is a civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex.
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[edit] Glynde
[edit] Beddingham
Beddingham lies on the Eastbourne to Lewes A-Road just outside Lewes, East Sussex, in the United Kingdom. Major roadworks started in October 2006 (and were due to last for 90-weeks) to improve the flow of traffic along the A27 on the section that carries A26 traffic between Beddingham and Lewes.
This rural village has been here since Saxon times, with its church originally of wood. The Normans created its modern construction in local flint from the South Downs. The parish of Beddingham was joined with that of Glynde shortly after the Second World War, to make the combined parish of Glynde and Beddingham.[2]
The area was settled in pre-Roman times with many tumuli in the surrounding hills originating in the Iron Age.
Just to the north west of the village lies Mount Caburn at 480 ft high.
[edit] Beddingham Roman villa
The villa at Beddingham was excavated by David Rudling between 1987 and 1992. Construction began in the late first century AD, and the villa was occupied until the mid fourth-century. There was a wooden roundhouse built originally (around 50 AD) before Roman construction began towards the end of the century.[3]
When the Saxons came, one of the buildings on the site was hollowed out, presumably to be used as a Sunken Feature Building (Grubenhaus). It is interesting that the fill of the cut contains a mix of Late Roman and Early Saxon pottery, suggesting some degree of continuity of settlement.[4]
[edit] Landmarks
There are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within the parish. Firle Escarpment,[5] which extends into the neighbouring parish of Firle. The second site, completely within the parish is Asham Quarry[6] which is of geological interest due to its stratigraphy of Devensian and Flandrian deposits.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b East Sussex in Figures. East Sussex County Council. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ Hampden. A., 1997: A glimpse of Glynde. The Book Guild. pp2,89
- ^ Russell, M., 2006: Roman Sussex. Tempus. p166-169
- ^ Russell, M., 2006: Roman Sussex. Tempus. p205
- ^ Natural England - SSSI (Firle Escarpment). English Nature. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Natural England - SSSI (Asham Quarry). English Nature. Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
