| Fletching | |
Fletching village |
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Fletching
Fletching shown within East Sussex |
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| Area | 25.7 km2 (9.9 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 1,041 (2007)[1] |
| - Density | 105 /sq mi (41 /km2) |
| OS grid reference | TQ428234 |
| - London | 36 miles (58 km) N |
| Parish | Fletching |
| District | Wealden |
| Shire county | East Sussex |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | UCKFIELD |
| Postcode district | TN22 |
| Dialling code | 01825 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Wealden |
| List of places: UK • England • East Sussex | |
Fletching is a village[2] and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located three miles (4.8 km) to the north-west of Uckfield, near one of the entrances to Sheffield Park. The A272 road crosses the parish. The settlement of Piltdown is part of the parish. The Piltdown Man hoax in 1912 became a national scandal.
The hamlet of Sharpsbridge lies in the south of the parish.
It has an historic church of St. Andrew and St. Mary the Virgin dating from the twelfth century.[3] Simon de Montfort prayed there before the Battle of Lewes. Historian Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) is interred within the church, having died in Fletching while staying with his great friend, John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield. In medieval times Fletching was a major producer of bows and arrows, many of which were used at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
The school is Fletching CE Primary school.[4] There are two public houses in Fletching: The Griffin Inn (which calls itself a gastropub) and The Rose and Crown. Nearby is The Piltdown Man at Piltdown.
The village was once the home of Jimmy Edwards (1920–1988).