Robertsbridge is a village in the civil parish of Salehurst and Robertsbridge, and also the Rother area of East Sussex, England. It is around 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings as well as 13 miles (21 km) south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The River Rother goes through the town. The town is believed 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 very first recorded use the name. The abbey was liquified in 1538; however, the community prospered, as well as a lot of the oldest existing houses in the town date from the 14th as well as 15th centuries, consisting of The 7 Stars Inn on High Street. At Robertsbridge is the Robertsbridge Codex (1360 ), a music manuscript of the 14th century. It has the earliest making it through music written especially for keyboard. Robertsbridge train station gets on the major train line from Hastings to London, and also the A21 trunk roadway. Robertsbridge bypass opened in 1989. Robertsbridge Community College, a professional math as well as computer system university, is the tiniest such in the county of East Sussex. The neighborhood primary school is Salehurst Church of England Primary School. Robertsbridge social companies consist of Robertsbridge Arts Partnership (RAP], a Jazz Club as well as Robertsbridge Wine Club (RWC). Sports clubs consist of Robertsbridge Cricket Club. as well as 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 in Cricket, as well as likewise the Head office of Gilbert, among the biggest brand names in mostly Rugby Union, however likewise Netball. Robertsbridge United Reformed Church, a Grade II-listed church integrated in 1881, depends on the High Street. The previous Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, integrated in 1842 and also detailed Quality II, is nearby. At Robertsbridge is the Bruderhof, a domestic Anabaptist neighborhood known as Darvell, who number regarding 300. They run a publishing home called Plough, a manufacturing center and institution.