Ninfield

Ninfield
File:Church of St Mary The Virgin, Ninfield
Ninfield  Ninfield shown within East Sussex
Area	10.6 km2 (4.1 sq mi) [1]
Population	1,520 (2007)[1]
- Density	372 /sq mi (144 /km2)
OS grid reference	TQ706124
- London	49 miles (79 km) NNW
District	Wealden
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BATTLE
Postcode district	TN33
Dialling code	01424
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Bexhill and Battle
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Ninfield is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Bexhill-on-Sea, at the junction of two roads: the A269 from Bexhill to Battle and the A271 to Hailsham. The parish covers some 2,500 acres (1,010 ha) on the Weald.

To the west of the village is Standard Hill, said to be the place that William the Conqueror placed his flag after the Battle of Hastings.^[2] As with many other Wealden villages, it was involved in the iron industry: that fact is commemorated by the presence in the village of a set of iron stocks. Smuggling was also rife in the eighteenth century.

The village name is said to come from the fact that it was originally composed of nine and three quarter fields.^{[citation needed]}

The parish council consists of nine councillors.^[3] They put on several events, including a gala with professional cabaret, each year to raise money for nominated charities such as Alzheimers and Sussex Ambulance.

There are two churches in Ninfield: the parish church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin; and the Methodist church. There is a primary school,^[4] and a village post office and shop. There are two pubs in Ninfield - The Kings Arms and the Blacksmiths Inn.

Ninfield was once featured in an episode of the classic comedy The Goon Show entitled The Nadger Plague and first broadcast by the BBC in October 1956. In the episode, set in the 16th century, the residents of Ninfield were left terrified when two carriers of the titular plague, which caused the seats of peoples' trousers to "burn out", arrived in the village. The episode was written by Spike Milligan, a sometime resident of East Sussex.

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