Heathfield and Waldron
Coordinates: 50°58′N 0°16′E / 50.97°N 0.26°E
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 Heathfield High Street |
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 Heathfield and Waldron
Heathfield and Waldron shown within East Sussex |
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| Area | 52.8 km2 (20.4 sq mi) [1] |
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| Population | 11,514 (2007)[1] |
| - Density | 565 /sq mi (218 /km2) |
| OS grid reference | TQ586209 |
| - London | 40 miles (64 km) NNW |
| District | Wealden |
| 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 | Wealden |
| Website | http://www.hwpc.org.uk/ |
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Heathfield and Waldron is a civil parish[2] within the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. Heathfield is surrounded by the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Governance [edit]
The civil parish council has twenty elected members representing four wards: Cross-in-Hand ward (four members); Heathfield East ward (two); Heathfield ward (twelve); Waldron (two). The current (2011) chairman is Mr Peter Newnham. Charles Hendry is the Member of Parliament for the Wealden Constituency, which includes Heathfield.
The Heathfield Partnership,[3] a voluntary group was set up in 1995 "to identify options for developing the town and the local villages".
Settlements in the parish [edit]
Heathfield [edit]
Heathfield town, the principal settlement in the parish, stands at the junction of two roads: the A265 road from Hawkhurst and the A267 road linking Tunbridge Wells with Eastbourne.
Waldron [edit]
Waldron is a village located to the west of Heathfield. The 12th century parish church is dedicated to All Saints.[4]
Cross-in-Hand [edit]
Cross-in-Hand is a small village west of Heathfield.
Others [edit]
Broad Oak, Punnetts Town, Little London and Cade Street are other villages within the parish.
Landmarks [edit]
There are six Sites of Special Scientific Interest within the parish. Bingletts Wood and Heathfield Park are areas of woodland with a flowing ravine (ghyll woodland). The two sites are of biological interest, hosting a wide variety of fauna, much of which is uncommon in the south-east of England.[5][6] Paines Cross Meadow, Sapperton Meadows and St. Dunstan's Farm Meadows also have SSSI status. These sites consist mainly of wet meadowland and are of biological interest, hosting a wide variety of fauna.[7][8][9] The final SSSI is Waldron Cutting, a small cutting along the lane between Heathfield and Horam, which is of geological interest. Its sandstone bedrock containing samples of fossilised Lycopodites.[10]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ^ Parish website
- ^ The Heathfield Partnership
- ^ All Saints church
- ^ "Natural England - SSSI (Bingletts Wood)". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ "Natural England - SSSI (Heathfield Park)". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Natural England - SSSI (Paines Cross Meadow)". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Natural England - SSSI (Sapperton Meadows)". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Natural England - SSSI (St. Dunstan's Farm Meadows)". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ^ "Natural England - SSSI (Waldron Cutting)". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
