Whatlington
| Whatlington | |
| Sussex | |
|---|---|
 St Mary Magdalen, Whatlington | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ762185 |
| Location: | 50°56’24"N, 0°30’36"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 374 (2011) |
| Post town: | Battle |
| Postcode: | TN33 |
| Dialling code: | 01424 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Rother |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bexhill and Battle |
Whatlington is a village in Sussex, seven miles north of Hastings, just off the A21 road.
The village is in two parts, one in the valley on the road from Battle, where the church and the parish hall stand on either side of the stream, and one a mile or so further on the main A21 towards Hastings, with a triangular village green in front of the Royal Oak pub.
The Norman parish church, St Mary Magdalene, stands close by the village stream, where it runs down to join the River Line. The yew tree which stood there until 1987 was traditionally thought to be one thousand years old, and to have been used by William the Conqueror to hang members of King Harold's personal guard.[1] Malcolm Muggeridge lived with his family in Whatlington; both he and his wife are buried in the churchyard.
On the main road a now disused chapel serves as a commercial business.
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References
- ↑ Sussex online parish clerks 'Historical Notes about St Mary Magdalene Church'