Robertsbridge
Robertsbridge is a town in the civil parish of Salehurst and also Robertsbridge, and also the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is roughly 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings as well as 13 miles (21 kilometres) south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. The River Rother goes through the town. The village 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 given in 1198 by Richard I to Robertsbridge (Pons Roberti in Latin) it was the initial recorded use the name. The abbey was liquified in 1538; however, the community flourished, and a lot of the oldest existing homes in the village day from the 14th and also 15th centuries, including The Seven Stars Inn above Street. At Robertsbridge is the Robertsbridge Codex (1360 ), a music manuscript of the 14th century. It has the earliest surviving music composed particularly for keyboard. Robertsbridge train station is on the main railway line from Hastings to London, and the A21 trunk roadway. Robertsbridge bypass opened in 1989. Robertsbridge Community College, a specialist math and also computer system university, is the smallest such in the region of East Sussex. The local primary school is Salehurst Church of England Primary School. Robertsbridge social organizations consist of Robertsbridge Arts Collaboration (RAP], a Jazz Club as well as Robertsbridge Wine Club (RWC). Sports clubs consist of Robertsbridge Cricket Club. and formally Robertsbridge Rugby Football Club, yet it disbanded in the 2008-2009 period. Robertsbridge has a bonfire culture. Robertsbridge is also the house of the Headquarters of Grays-Nicolls, a significant brand name in Cricket, as well as likewise the Headquarters of Gilbert, one of the largest brand names in mostly Rugby Union, however additionally Netball. Robertsbridge United Reformed Church, a Quality II-listed chapel built in 1881, bases on the High Street. The former Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, constructed in 1842 as well as likewise provided Grade II, neighbors. At Robertsbridge is the Bruderhof, a residential Anabaptist neighborhood called Darvell, who number concerning 300. They run a posting residence called Plough, a production center and school.
