Whatlington East Sussex - (King Harold's Manor)

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  0°30'E
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Whatlington
(King Harold's Manor)

General Details

Whatlington is a small village located between the A21 Hastings to London road and the small town of Battle, it contains many thatched and attractive buildings. Before 1066 the manor was the property of King Harold , afterwards it became part of the Battle Abbey lands. It is believed that the Normans destruction of his property encouraged Harold to return to his death in 1066 .

The most noticeable building in Whatlington is the Royal Oak Inn, a large white painted weatherboard building which is seen by all travellers from London to Hastings passing by on the busy A21 at the northern end of the village.

The church is an old Norman building set in a quiet secluded spot on the Battle road. It is said that the Yew tree in the churchyard is a thousand years old. The pulpit and lectern created by a 19th century French artisan were displayed in the Great Exhibition in 1851.

The name Whatlington is derived from the Saxon meaning "Wheat field settlement".

The surrounding area has many vineyards, producing excellent quality English wines.

The famous author and religious commentator Malcolm Muggeridge lived in this small sleepy village.

Services

Whatlington has limited services, however a frequent bus service does run through the village between Hawkhurst and Battle .

The nearest large town is Hastings about 5 miles South, together with the smaller town of Battle approx 3 miles South West, provide services for the area.

Views

The best view in Whatlington is from the Royal Oak Inn looking West across the rolling East Sussex landscape, where a plume of steam shows the location of the Mountfield Gypsum processing plant.

Name Derivation

Whatlington is one of those Saxon fortified hill villages settled by Haesta around 475AD .

The name is derived from either Hwata(the earth goddess) or Hwaet(wheat) and el(people) ington(fortified village on a hill) so becomes either "The Earth Goddess peoples fortified village on the hill" or "The Wheat peoples fortified village on the hill" - it would probably be the latter as most early Saxon settlements seem to be named after the use of the village.

The place names ending in ington or ingham appear to be the second Saxon settlements after the (ing,inge or ings) and appear to be fortified villages either on a hill(ington) or in river valley(ingham)

Nearby Villages (within 6 miles)

Sedlescombe (Best gunpowder in Europe) 1.3 miles

Battle (William the Conqueror prevails) 1.6 miles

Cripps Corner (Home Guard surprises the Army) 1.9 miles

Mountfield (17th Century Coal !!) 2.2 miles

Staplecross (Mothers grudge hangs son) 2.7 miles

Netherfield (Arthur Blackman visits school) 3.0 miles

Catsfield (Iron Railways and Clocks) 3.5 miles

Salehurst (Richard the Lion Hearts Gift) 3.5 miles

Robertsbridge (The Home of Modern Cricket) 3.7 miles

Westfield (Bonfire Boys under suspicion) 3.7 miles

Crowhurst (Village devastated by the Normans) 4.1 miles

Ewhurst Green (Great Fire of London contributions) 4.1 miles

Penhurst (Beautiful yet Remote) 4.2 miles

Brede (Edward I inspects the Channel Fleet) 4.4 miles

Broad Oak (Smallpox at the Academy) 4.4 miles

Broad Oak Brede (On the Crossroads) 4.4 miles

Bodiam (The finest ruined castle in the Country) 4.5 miles

Brightling (Famous for Mad Jack Fuller) 4.6 miles

Ninfield (Last of the Iron Stocks) 4.6 miles

Ashburnham (Last Iron Furnace in Sussex) 4.8 miles

St Leonards on Sea () 5.3 miles

Etchingham (The oldest Brass Weather Vane in the country) 5.5 miles

Northiam (Prime Ministers D Day inspection) 5.6 miles

Hurst Green (The Youngest Highwayman on record) 5.7 miles