Robertsbridge is a village in the civil parish of Salehurst as well as Robertsbridge, and the Rother area of East Sussex, England. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings and also 13 miles (21 kilometres) south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The River Rother goes through the village. The town 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; nevertheless, the town flourished, and many of the oldest existing homes in the town date from the 14th and 15th centuries, consisting of The 7 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 especially for keyboard. Robertsbridge railway station is 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 math and also computer college, is the smallest such in the county of East Sussex. The local primary school is Salehurst Church of England Primary School. Robertsbridge cultural companies include Robertsbridge Arts Partnership (RAP], a Jazz Club and also Robertsbridge Wine Club (RWC). Sports clubs include Robertsbridge Cricket Club. as well as officially Robertsbridge Rugby Football Club, however it dissolved in the 2008-2009 period. Robertsbridge has a bonfire society. Robertsbridge is additionally the house of the Headquarters of Grays-Nicolls, a significant brand name in Cricket, and likewise the Headquarters of Gilbert, among the biggest brand names in mainly Rugby Union, however additionally Netball. Robertsbridge United Reformed Church, a Quality II-listed church constructed in 1881, stands on the High Street. The former Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, constructed in 1842 as well as additionally detailed Quality II, neighbors. At Robertsbridge is the Bruderhof, a domestic Anabaptist neighborhood referred to as Darvell, that number about 300. They run a publishing home called Plough, a production facility as well as college.