Salehurst

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

Salehurst
Oast house near Parsonage Farm, Bocks Hill
Salehurst Salehurst shown within East Sussex
OS grid reference	TQ741242
- London	44 miles (71 km) NW
Civil parish	Salehurst and Robertsbridge
District	Rother
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROBERTSBRIDGE
Postcode district	TN32
Dialling code	01580
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Bexhill and Battle
List of places UK England East Sussex

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; before the bridge over the River Rother was built it already existed, and it 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 the village - becoming much more important than Salehurst.^[1]

Salehurst lies approximately three miles from Bodiam, Sussex, site of Bodiam Castle. One owner of Bodiam Castle was the Levett family, who lived at Salehurst during their 'occupation' of the castle.^[2] In 1588 John Levett of Salehurst contributed to the Armada loan,^[3] and in 1607 his sons John and Thomas of Salehurst were regranted by the College of Arms their right to the Levett coat of arms issued to their Sussex ancestors.^[4]^[5]

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.^[6] It is reputed to be the largest rural parish church in East Sussex.^[7] Rev. John Lord (1614–81) was rector from 1640 until his death. In 1937 his descendants donated to the church a portrait of him which had been owned by the family for generations.

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Converted Oast House
Site of Salehurst Halt
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v t e Settlements in the Rother district of East Sussex

Towns	Battle Bexhill-on-Sea Rye

Villages and hamlets	Ashburnham Ashburnham Forge Beckley Bodiam Bowler's Town Brede Brightling Brownbread Street Burwash Cackle Street Camber Catsfield Cliff End Cripps Corner Crowhurst Dallington East Guldeford Etchingham Ewhurst Green Fairlight Fairlight Cove Flimwell Guestling Green Guestling Thorn Hollingrove Houghton Green Hurst Green Icklesham Iden Kent Street Mountfield Northbridge Street Northiam Oxley's Green Peasmarsh Penhurst Pett Pett Level Playden Ponts Green Robertsbridge Rye Foreign Rye Harbour Salehurst Saltcote Saltcote Street Sedlescombe Silver Hill Springfield Staplecross Stonegate Ticehurst Three Oaks Twelve Oaks Udimore Westfield Whatlington Winchelsea Winchelsea Beach

Civil parishes	List of civil parishes in Rother

v t e Ceremonial county of East Sussex

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Unitary authorities	City of Brighton and Hove

Boroughs or districts	Borough of Eastbourne Borough of Hastings District of Lewes District of Rother District of Wealden

Major settlements	Battle Bexhill-on-Sea Brighton Crowborough Eastbourne Hailsham Hastings Heathfield Hove Lewes Newhaven Peacehaven Polegate Rye Seaford Telscombe Uckfield Wadhurst See also: List of civil parishes in East Sussex

Rivers	Cuckmere Rother Tillingham

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