Etchingham
Etchingham (population 806) is a village and also civil church in the Rother area of East Sussex in southerly England. The town is located about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent and also 13 miles (21 kilometres) 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 Cannon Street. Etchingham was an estate a long time prior to the Norman conquest of 1066; after this time the mansion was taken control of by the Normans. In 1166 it was delegated the de Achyngham (Etchingham) family, who were widely known landowners of the time. The Etchingham family members papers record that William was so delighted with his right-hand man that he offered him the land now called Etchingham. The moated manor house, long since demolished, stood at the point currently occupied by the London to Hastings railway line. A few of the rock from the chateau was probably utilized in the construction of the station structures. There is one tale that a terrific bell lay at the end of the moat surrounding the church as well as mansion, which it would certainly never be seen until 6 yoke of white oxen were offered drag it up. Centuries have gone by, the moat is long gone and also no bell has appeared. The 14th-century church was initially constructed within the premises of the estate; proof of the moat can still be seen.
