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West Itchenor lies on the edge of Chichester harbour, around 7 km southwest of the city. The population is less than 400 persons, and it’s thought that around 40% of the properties are second homes.  Originally there was an East Itchenor, but this hamlet ceased to exist after the Black Death, and since then West Itchenor has been known as Itchenor. Over the centuries, ship-building has provided employment for the villagers, and during the Napoleonic Wars several battleships were constructed for use by the British Navy.






 

Robertsbridge is a village in East Sussex, England within the civil parish of Salehurst and Robertsbridge. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Tunbridge Wells. The River Rother passes through the village.

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Duncton is a village of less than 400 people situated at the foot of the South Downs around 5 km south of Petworth.  Spring water of constant temperature flows from the Downs close to Duncton and there is evidence of  a settlement in the area going back to the Roman era. More recently, in medieval times, cloth was manufactured,  otherwise, the surrounding countryside  has a clong history of mixed farming.  The local pub, The Cricketers, was once owned by John Wisden, renowned for his creation; Wisden Cricketer’s Almanac.   






Bodiam (East Sussex) is a small village of less than 400 persons, situated by the River Rother.  A railway was built to allow the transport of hops for beer making. Guinness, the brewers,  owned some of the land in the area.  Bodiam is probably most well-known for it’s picturesque quadrangular castle built towards the end of the 14th Century. Although  the castle fits every tourists’ idea of a British  fortification, there were many weaknesses in the structure, and it’s ability to withstand an attack were thought to be limited.






 

Ansty (and Staplefield),  lying to the northwest of Burgess Hill , is the largest civil parish in West Sussex. As well as Staplefield, the parish includes Brook Street, but the area is sparsely populated, with less than 2,000 persons recorded at the 2011 Census. Although the village sits in the heart of farming country, many of the properties are owned by ‘outsiders’ employed in the larger towns and cities of Southeast England .






 

High Hurstwood is a small village in East Sussex (population around 200 persons). It lies 5 miles (8km) north of Uckfield on the southeastern edge of Ashdown Forest.  There is one pub/restaurant, the Maypole (now the Hurstwood) catering for day trippers and locals alike. Many of the locals are engaged in farming the rolling countryside, the soil of which consists of a mix of clay and sandstone.  Several small streams run south from the higher elevations, around 600 feet (180 metres) and join the River Uck.  This sleepy village boasts an annual scarecrow competition, where scarecrows are dressed to a pre-determined theme.