Whatlington

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Whatlington
Whatlington Church
Whatlington shown within East Sussex
Area[1]	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km²)
Population	401 (Parish-2007)[1]
- Density	172/sq mi (66/km²)
OS grid reference	TQ762185
- London	47 miles (76 km) NW
District	Rother
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BATTLE
Postcode district	TN33
Dialling code	01424
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°56′N 0°31′E / 50.94, 0.51

Whatlington is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. The village is located seven miles (11 km) north of Hastings, just off the A21 road.

The village is in two parts, one in the valley on the road from Battle, where the church and the parish hall lie on either side of the stream, and one a mile or so further on the main A21 to Hastings, with a triangular village green in front of the Royal Oak Pub. Like most country pubs, the Royal Oak is now part restaurant^[2]. For many years, it underwent a one-night transformation when the entire London Symphony Orchestra would stop for a pint in evening dress on the way back from playing at Hastings.

The Norman parish church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene^[3]; the yew tree which stood there until 1987 ^[4] there is traditionally to be one thousand years old, and to have been used by William the Conqueror to hang members of King Harold's personal guard. Malcolm Muggeridge lived with his family in Whatlington; both he and his wife are buried in the churchyard.

A large, now disused, chapel is a prominent feature on the main road: it now serves as a commercial business^[5]

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The church from the North East

The Royal Oak Pub, on the green

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