Robertsbridge is a town in the civil parish of Salehurst and Robertsbridge, as well as the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is roughly 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings and also 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The River Rother travels through the town. The village is thought to go 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 initial recorded use the name. The abbey was dissolved in 1538; nonetheless, the community grew, and many of the oldest existing residences in the town date from the 14th as well as 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 consists of the earliest surviving songs written particularly for keyboard. Robertsbridge train station gets on the primary train line from Hastings to London, as well as the A21 trunk roadway. Robertsbridge bypass opened in 1989. Robertsbridge Community College, an expert mathematics as well as computer system university, is the smallest such in the county of East Sussex. The neighborhood primary school is Salehurst Church of England Primary School. Robertsbridge social organizations include Robertsbridge Arts Collaboration (RAP], a Jazz Club as well as Robertsbridge Wine Club (RWC). Sports clubs consist of Robertsbridge Cricket Club. and also officially Robertsbridge Rugby Football Club, yet it dissolved in the 2008-2009 period. Robertsbridge has a bonfire culture. Robertsbridge is additionally the house of the Headquarters of Grays-Nicolls, a significant brand name in Cricket, as well as additionally the Headquarters of Gilbert, among the largest brands in predominantly Rugby Union, however likewise Netball. Robertsbridge United Reformed Church, a Quality II-listed chapel constructed in 1881, depends on the High Road. The previous Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, built in 1842 and likewise noted Grade II, is nearby. At Robertsbridge is the Bruderhof, a property Anabaptist area referred to as Darvell, that number concerning 300. They run a posting house called Plough, a production facility and also institution.