Willingdon and Jevington

Infobox UK place
official_name=Willingdon and Jevington
country=England
region=South East England
static_

static_image_caption=The Red Lion, Willingdon
area_footnotes=cite web |url=http://www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk/webview/ |title=East Sussex in Figures |accessdate=2008-04-26 |publisher=East Sussex County Council]
area_total_km2 =10.6
population=6,156 (Parish-2007)
population_density= Pop density mi2 to km2|1511|precision=0|abbr=yes
os_grid_reference=TQ590024
latitude=50.80
longitude=0.26
post_town=EASTBOURNE
postcode_area=BN
postcode_district=BN22
dial_code=01323
constituency_westminster=Eastbourne
london_distance=convert|51|mi NNW
shire_district=Wealden
shire_county=East Sussex
website=http://willingdonandjevingtonparishcouncil.co.uk/

Willingdon and Jevington is one of the civil parishes in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The two villages lie one mile (1.6 km) south of Polegate. The two parishes, two decades ago, were separate; the merger of the two has produced a parish of over 6,000 people. Willingdon is part of the built-up area which is Eastbourne, and lies on the main A22 road, whilst Jevington is on a minor road leading to Friston.

The villages

Willingdon

Willingdon ancient ecclesiastical parish stretched across the entire north of the town of Eastbourne, reaching the English Channel at "Langney Point". It included Hampden Park, now also part of the Eastbourne area. "See map here" [ [http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/SSX/Willingdon/ParishMap.html Parish boundaries] ]

Jevington

Jevington lies on a minor road between Polegate and Friston. The Jevington parish church is dedicated to St Andrew [, [http://www.jevingtonchurch.co.uk Jevington Church] ] and contains Saxon elements (including a tower) as well as many other medieval architectural features; a rare elm cultivar 'Serpentina' grows in the grounds. Johnson, O. (1998). "The Sussex Tree Book". Pomegranate Press, ISBN 0953349306 ] The parish takes in the hamlet of "Filching" and also Wannock, a more heavily populated area, with over 300 residences whose name is derived from walnut because of the large number of those trees that were in the area.

The village pub is called "The Eight Bells", and the "Hungry Monk" restaurant claims fame as the birthplace of banoffee pie.

Wannock

Wannock lies in the South Downs between the villages of Polegate and Jevington. It has a village hall, but no church, pub or shops. There were once two tea gardens in Wannock which were popular with coach parties visiting from nearby Eastbourne. One garden was built on stilts over the local beauty spot of Wannock Glen.

Landmarks

The parish contains Folkington Reservoir, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), although the village of Folkington lies in the neighbouring Long Man parish. Folkington reservoir is a covered reservoir built within the chalk of the south downs. Its surrounding area contains a diverse chalk flora including the protected hairy mallow "Althaea hirsuta". [cite web |url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1002742|title=Natural England - SSSI|accessdate=2008-05-24|publisher=English Nature]

Other notes

The "Polegate Airship Station" was in the parish between July 1915 and April 1919. [ [http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?sectionid=488&articleid=3085392 Polegate Airship Station] ]

The Labour cabinet minister George Brown lived in the area and when elevated to the peerage became Lord George-Brown of Jevington.

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