18-556: Ashburnham may refer to: Ashburnham, East Sussex , England Ashburnham Place , a country house in that village, the ancestral home of the Ashburnham family Ashburnham, Massachusetts , United States Ashburnham, Ontario, Canada, a village annexed by the city of Peterborough in 1904 Ashburnham (surname) Earl of Ashburnham John Ashburnham (disambiguation) Ashburnham baronets Ashburnham House , London, place of
36-445: A Grouping Order was made in 1954. The parish council is made up of seven councillors, split into two wards: five councillors from Ashburnham ward and two from Penhurst ward. The May 2019 election had four candidates standing in the Ashburnham ward who were returned unopposed. The Penhurst ward was uncontested. Since then one councillor was co-opted to fill the remaining vacancy in the Ashburnham ward. Rother District Council provides
54-548: A coalition called the 'Rother Alliance' comprising Labour , Liberal Democrats , Greens and some of the independent councillors. The independents in the Rother Alliance formed a local political party in January 2023 called the 'Rother Association of Independent Councillors' (RAOIC). The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until
72-535: A population of 303 (2001 census). Ashburnham is located in the heart of the Sussex Weald within the designated High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Ashburnham Park falls within the area and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest . It comprises 100.7 hectares (249 acres) ancient woodland and medieval deer park, containing a wide spread of flora and avian fauna. In 1767 the 2nd Earl of Ashburnham commissioned Lancelot ("Capability") Brown to remodel
90-456: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ashburnham, East Sussex Ashburnham is a civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex , England, situated to the west of Battle . It includes the settlements of Brownbread Street and Ponts Green; Ashburnham Forge is also within the parish. Ashburnham shares a parish council with
108-560: Is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries. The neighbouring districts are Wealden , Tunbridge Wells , Ashford , Folkestone and Hythe , and Hastings . Aside from its coast, Hastings is surrounded by Rother. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 . It covered the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district
126-472: The 1731 Ashburnham House fire Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ashburnham . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashburnham&oldid=1242302895 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
144-580: The Rother Levels, across which flow the River Rother , which rises on the Weald and flows easterly towards Rye Bay, and its tributaries. For much of the course of the main river it constitutes the boundary between East Sussex and Kent , and is given the alternative title of the ’’Kent Ditch’’. Tributaries of the river include the Rivers Dudwell, Tillingham and Brede . The district reaches
162-884: The UK. There are several main roads crossing the district. The major trunk road is the A21 , London to Hastings road; it is joined by the A28 road from Ashford road near Hastings; which in turn is crossed by the A268 Hawkhurst to Rye road. There is also the A259 coastal route The Hastings Line , East Coastway Line and the Marshlink Line are the three railway lines in the District; The Kent and East Sussex Railway tourist line terminates at Bodiam. Long-distance footpaths include
180-412: The coast in the vicinity of Bexhill, and on the shores of Rye Bay. Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is " Cfb " (Marine West Coast Climate/ Oceanic climate ). Rother has one of the oldest populations (with a median age of 52 years) and the lowest per capita income in
198-657: The neighbouring small parish of Penhurst . Ashburnham takes its name from Ashburnham Place , now a Christian conference and prayer centre, which in turn comes from the fact that the local stream is the Ashbourne . The 14th century parish church, dedicated to St Peter , was rebuilt in 1665. The village was in the iron making district of the Weald , and its blast furnace was the last in Sussex to be closed in 1813. Ashburnham and neighbouring Penhurst , neither of which have many dwellings, were united in 1810. The parish has
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#1732776685254216-639: The new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: Following the 2023 election , the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. The council is based at Bexhill Town Hall on London Road in Bexhill, which was built in 1895 for the Bexhill Urban District Council, which became Bexhill Borough Council in 1902. The building continued to serve as
234-638: The next level of government. Ashburnham and Penhurst are within the Crowhurst ward, along with the parishes of Catsfield , Crowhurst , and part of Battle . In the May 2007 election Crowhurst ward was won by the Conservative candidate. East Sussex County Council is the top tier of local government. Ashburnham with Penhurst falls within the Battle and Crowhurst ward. Kathryn Margaret Field, Liberal Democrat,
252-426: The park which he did by including three large lakes. Part of the park lies in the neighbouring Catsfield parish. Several features of the old iron industry can be found along the track from the hamlet of Ashburnham Forge up to the furnace site near Lakehurst Lane. At a local level, Ashburnham and neighbouring Penhurst have been governed by a joint parish council, The Parish Council of Ashburnham with Penhurst, since
270-459: The seat of local government following the reorganisation in 1974 which created Rother District. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 38 councillors representing 21 wards , with each ward electing one or two councillors. Elections are held every four years. The lowest level of local government is the civil parish ; there are 34 within Rother. The parish councils for
288-460: The three parishes of Battle, Bexhill-on-Sea and Rye take the style "town council". The two parishes of Ashburnham and Penhurst share a grouped parish council. The parish of East Guldeford has a parish meeting rather than a parish council due to its small population. Rother District covers two areas of relief: to the south, a section of the High Weald ; and to the north the lower land, named
306-689: Was elected in the May 2005 election with 48.8% of the vote. The UK Parliament constituency for Ashburnham and Penhurst is Bexhill and Battle . Prior to Brexit in 2020, the villages were part of the South East England constituency in the European Parliament . Rother District Council Rother is a local government district in East Sussex , England. Its council is based in Bexhill-on-Sea . The district
324-460: Was named Rother after the River Rother which flows through the district. Rother District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by East Sussex County Council . The whole district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. The council has been under no overall control since the 2019 election , being led by
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