Winchelsea
Winchelsea is a village in the non-metropolitan area of East Sussex, within the historical area of Sussex, England, situated 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 community, founded in 1288, to change an earlier community of the same name, often known as Old Winchelsea, which was lost to coastal disintegration. The town belongs to the civil parish of Icklesham. It is claimed by some locals that the town remains in fact the tiniest town in Britain, as there is a mayor and also company in Winchelsea, yet that claim is challenged by locations such as Fordwich. The mayor of Winchelsea is picked yearly from amongst the members of the firm, that are referred to as freemen, rather than being chosen by public vote. New freemen are themselves chosen by existing members of the company. Thus, in its current form, the firm is properly an antique of Winchelsea's days as a 'rotten borough' (when Winchelsea elected 2 MPs however the number of voters was limited to concerning a lots, sometimes less). The firm lost its staying civil and judicial powers in 1886 however was protected as a charity by an Act of Parliament to preserve the membership of the Cinque Port Confederation. The mayor and corporation in Winchelsea currently have a largely ceremonial duty, along with obligation for the continuous treatment as well as maintenance of the major provided ancient monoliths in the town and the Winchelsea museum. Winchelsea comprises neither a city government district, civil parish neither charter trustees area.
