Pevensey
Pevensey is a village and civil parish in the Wealden area of East Sussex, England. The major village is located 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Eastbourne, one mile (1.6 kilometres) inland from Pevensey Bay. The negotiation of Pevensey Bay forms part of the parish. It was below that William the Conqueror made the landing in his invasion of England in 1066 after going across the English Channel from Normandy, France. In 1207 the town was provided a royal charter by King John as well as was controlled by Pevensey Corporation. With the decline in the town's importance by the 19th century, the Corporation was at some point dissolved in 1886 and the community shed its borough condition. The records of the Corporation are held in the East Sussex Record Office at Lewes, as well as a voluntary body, the Pevensey Town Trust, was developed to take care of the building which had actually formerly come from the Corporation, most especially the Old Court House. Pevensey is now a village, with a church council including twelve elected councillors. 3 councillors are elected to the Wealden District Council to represent Pevensey; the Member of Parliament is Hugh Merriman, that represents the Bexhill as well as Battle Constituency, of which Pevensey is component. Pevensey is likewise part of the selecting ward called Pevensey and Westham. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 9,467.
