Pevensey
Pevensey is a town and also civil parish in the Wealden area of East Sussex, England. The major village lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Eastbourne, one mile (1.6 kilometres) inland from Pevensey Bay. The settlement of Pevensey Bay forms part of the parish. It was below that William the Conqueror made the touchdown in his invasion of England in 1066 after going across the English Channel from Normandy, France. In 1207 the town was approved a royal charter by King John and was governed by Pevensey Corporation. With the decline in the community's relevance by the 19th century, the Corporation was ultimately liquified in 1886 and also the community shed its borough condition. The documents of the Corporation are held in the East Sussex Record Office at Lewes, as well as a voluntary body, the Pevensey Town Trust, was created to handle the residential property which had actually previously belonged to the Corporation, most significantly the Old Court House. Pevensey is currently a village, with a parish council including twelve chosen councillors. Three councillors are elected to the Wealden District Council to stand for Pevensey; the Member of Parliament is Hugh Merriman, that represents the Bexhill as well as Battle Constituency, of which Pevensey is part. Pevensey is additionally part of the selecting ward called Pevensey and also Westham. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 9,467.
