Winchelsea
Also known as Winchelsea, East Sussex
Winchelsea () is a town in the county of East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately southwest of Rye and north east of Hastings. The current town, which was founded in 1288, replaced an earlier town of the same name, known as Old Winchelsea, that was lost to coastal erosion in the late medieval period. Winchelsea is part of the civil parish of Icklesham.
Key facts
- UK place.shire_county
- East Sussex
- UK place.website
- http://www.winchelsea.com
- UK place.official_name
- Winchelsea
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Court Hall, High Street, Winchelsea, East Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 1455561.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Court Hall, High Street
- UK place.population
- 600
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ9017
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.post_town
- WINCHELSEA
- UK place.postcode_area
- TN
Article · Español
Winchelsea es una población situada en Sussex Oriental, conocida por ser la aldea más pequeña de Inglaterra. Durante la guerra de los Cien Años, en agosto de 1350, se libró frente a sus costas la llamada batalla de Winchelsea o de Les Espagnols sur Mer y diez años después, en marzo de 1360, fue objeto de una incursión protagonizada por marinos normandos, de pequeña envergadura pero suficiente para asustar a los ingleses —por su proximidad a Hastings— quienes reclamaron la presencia de Eduardo III, que en aquel momento luchaba en el interior de Francia en una de sus devastadoras cabalgadas («chevauchée»).
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