Salehurst

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Salehurst
Salehurst shown within East Sussex
OS grid reference	TQ741242
- London	44 miles (71 km) NW
Parish	Salehurst and Robertsbridge
District	Rother
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROBERTSBRIDGE
Postcode district	TN32
Dialling code	01580
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Bexhill and Battle
List of places: UK • England • East Sussex

Coordinates: 50°59′N 0°29′E / 50.99, 0.48

Salehurst is a village in the Rother District of East Sussex, England, within the civil parish of Salehurst and Robertsbridge. It lies immediately to the north-east of the larger village of Robertsbridge, on a minor road; it is approximately thirteen miles (20.8 km) north of Hastings, just east of the A21 road.

In historical terms Salehurst is much older than its neighbour for, before the bridge over the River Rother was built it already existed, and is named in the Domesday Book. At the time the river crossing was by ford or ferry, but in the 12th century a newly-established order of Cistercian monks constructed the bridge, and the two settlements of Robertsbridge and Northbridge Street came into being; eventually - since the main road now bypassed Salehurst - becoming much the more important than Salehurst^[1].

Salehurst lies approximately three miles from Bodiam, Sussex, site of Bodiam Castle. John Levett of Salehurst once owned Bodiam Castle, and in 1588 he contributed £40 to the Crown towards the defence against the Spanish Armada.^[2][3][4]

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin^[5] It is reputed to be the largest rural parish church in East Sussex.^[6].

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