Rotherfield
Sign in to saveRotherfield is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is one of the largest parishes in East Sussex. There are three villages in the parish: Rotherfield, Mark Cross and Eridge. The River Rother, which drains much of the county and discharges at Rye Harbour, has its source on the south side of the hill on which Rotherfield village is built.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Rotherfield
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Rotherfield Sussex street.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- High Street, Rotherfield
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 46.1
- UK place.population
- 3,208
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ556297
- UK place.post_town
- CROWBOROUGH
- UK place.postcode_area
- TN
- UK place.postcode_district
- TN6
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Wealden
- Population
- +3208
- Area
- +46.1
- Official website
- www.visionwebsites.co.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=120&SiteExtra=15031299&TopNavId=242&NavSideId=1043
- Image
- Rotherfield Sussex street.JPG
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- P190
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- Sussex
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Governance
- Landmarks
- The villages
- Rotherfield
- Eridge
- Mark Cross
- Boarshead
- Education
- Community projects
- Religion
- Transport
- Leisure, culture and sport
- Twin towns
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Rotherfield is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is one of the largest parishes in East Sussex. There are three villages in the parish: Rotherfield, Mark Cross and Eridge. The River Rother, which drains much of the county and discharges at Rye Harbour, has its source on the south side of the hill on which Rotherfield village is built.
==Etymology== The name Rotherfield is thought to derive from the Anglo-Saxon redrefeld meaning cattle lands, although it has been speculated that it may have originally been called or Hrytheranfelda meaning ''Hrother's field''. On the south side of the hill on which the village of Rotherfield is built, the River Rother has its source. The main tributary of the River Arun in West Sussex has the same name, as does the river which runs through Rotherham, South Yorkshire.