Etchingham
Etchingham (population 806) is a town and civil church in the Rother district of East Sussex in southerly England. The village is located roughly 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Hastings, on the A265, half a mile west of its joint with the A21. Etchingham train station gets on the Hastings Line to London Charing Cross and also Cannon Street. Etchingham was a manor a long period of time before the Norman occupation of 1066; after this time the estate was taken control of by the Normans. In 1166 it was delegated the de Achyngham (Etchingham) family members, who were widely known landowners of the moment. The Etchingham family papers document that William was so delighted with his right-hand man that he offered him the land currently referred to as Etchingham. The moated manor house, long since demolished, stood at the point now occupied by the London to Hastings railway line. A few of the stone from the manor was probably utilized in the building and construction of the terminal buildings. There is one legend that a wonderful bell lay at the bottom of the moat bordering the church as well as estate, and that it would certainly never be seen up until 6 yoke of white oxen were offered drag it up. Centuries have actually gone by, the moat is long gone and no bell has appeared. The 14th-century church was initially constructed within the premises of the manor; proof of the moat can still be seen.
