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Dallington
Dallington shown within East Sussex |
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| Area | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 310 (Parish-2007)[1] |
| - Density | 102 /sq mi (39 /km2) |
| OS grid reference | TQ657190 |
| - London | 43 miles (69 km) NNW |
| District | Rother |
| Shire county | East Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HEATHFIELD |
| Postcode district | TN21 |
| Dialling code | 01435 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Bexhill and Battle |
| Website | http://www.dallington.net/ |
| List of places: UK • England • East Sussex | |
Dallington is a village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. It is located eight miles (13 km) west of Battle and five miles (8 km) east of Hailsham.
The lowest level of government is the Dallington parish council. The parish council is responsible for local amenities such as the provision of litter bins, bus shelters and allotments. They also provide a voice into the district council meetings. The parish council comprises five councillors with elections being held every four years.
Rother District council provides the next level of government with services such as refuse collection, planning consent, leisure amenities and council tax collection. Dallington lies within the Darwell ward, which provides two councillors. The May 2007 election returned one Conservative and one independent councillor.
East Sussex county council is the third tier of government, providing education, libraries and highway maintenance. Brightling falls within the Rother North West ward. Anthony (John) Barnes, Conservative, was elected in the May 2005 election with 56.3% of the vote.
The UK Parliament constituency for Dallington is Bexhill and Battle. Gregory Barker was re-elected in the May 2005 election.
At European level, Dallington is represented by the South-East region, which holds ten seats in the European Parliament. The June 2004 election returned four Conservatives, two Liberal Democrats, two UK Independence, one Labour and one Green, none of whom live in East Sussex.[2]
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dallington,_East_Sussex Dallington, East Sussex] at Wikimedia Commons
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