Winchelsea
Winchelsea is a small town in the non-metropolitan area of East Sussex, within the historical county of Sussex, England, located in between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) southern west of Rye and also 7 miles (11 km) north east of Hastings. The community stands on the site of a medieval town, founded in 1288, to change an earlier community of the very same name, in some cases called Old Winchelsea, which was lost to seaside disintegration. The town becomes part of the civil parish of Icklesham. It is declared by some homeowners that the community remains in truth the smallest town in Britain, as there is a mayor as well as corporation in Winchelsea, however that insurance claim is challenged by locations such as Fordwich. The mayor of Winchelsea is selected each year from among the members of the corporation, that are known as freemen, as opposed to being elected by public ballot. New freemen are themselves picked by existing members of the company. Therefore, in its existing type, the corporation is effectively a relic of Winchelsea's days as a 'rotten district' (when Winchelsea chose two MPs but the number of citizens was restricted to concerning a dozen, in some cases fewer). The company shed its remaining civil and also judicial powers in 1886 however was maintained as a charity by an Act of Parliament to keep the subscription of the Cinque Port Confederation. The mayor and also firm in Winchelsea now have a largely ritualistic duty, together with obligation for the ongoing treatment and also upkeep of the major noted ancient monuments in the community as well as the Winchelsea museum. Winchelsea comprises neither a local government area, civil parish nor charter trustees location.
