Robertsbridge is a town in the civil parish of Salehurst as well as Robertsbridge, as well as the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is roughly 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings as well as 13 miles (21 kilometres) south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The River Rother travels through the town. The village is thought to date back to 1176 when a Cistercian abbey was founded there by the Abbot, Robert de St Martin. When a market charter was approved in 1198 by Richard I to Robertsbridge (Pons Roberti in Latin) it was the first recorded use of the name. The abbey was liquified in 1538; nonetheless, the community grew, and many of the oldest existing residences in the village date from the 14th and also 15th centuries, consisting of The Seven Stars Inn over Street. At Robertsbridge is the Robertsbridge Codex (1360 ), a music manuscript of the 14th century. It has the earliest surviving songs composed specifically for keyboard. Robertsbridge train station is on the major railway line from Hastings to London, and the A21 trunk roadway. Robertsbridge bypass opened in 1989. Robertsbridge Community College, a professional mathematics and also computer university, is the tiniest such in the county of East Sussex. The regional primary school is Salehurst Church of England Primary School. Robertsbridge cultural organizations consist of Robertsbridge Arts Partnership (RAP], a Jazz Club as well as Robertsbridge Wine Club (RWC). Sports clubs include Robertsbridge Cricket Club. as well as officially Robertsbridge Rugby Football Club, but it dissolved in the 2008-2009 period. Robertsbridge has a bonfire culture. Robertsbridge is likewise the home of the Headquarters of Grays-Nicolls, a major brand in Cricket, as well as also the Headquarters of Gilbert, one of the biggest brand names in mainly Rugby Union, but additionally Netball. Robertsbridge United Reformed Church, a Quality II-listed chapel built in 1881, bases on the High Street. The previous Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, constructed in 1842 as well as also listed Grade II, is nearby. At Robertsbridge is the Bruderhof, a domestic Anabaptist area called Darvell, that number regarding 300. They run a publishing home called Plough, a production center and also institution.