Bodiam Castle

Bodiam () is a small village and civil parish in the Rother District of East Sussex, England. It lies in the valley of the River Rother, near to the villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green. The MP of the local UK Parliament constituency is Huw Merriman.

Bodiam Manor School was founded more than 50 years ago and was an Independent Preparatory School for children aged 3 to 13 years old, very close to the East Sussex village of Bodiam. It was co-educational. Set in 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land, and housed in an old Manor House, (hence the name) the school closed, 11 August 2010 due to falling pupil numbers and an inability to meet financial commitments. It was succeeded by Claremont Senior School.

Bodiam railway station is a heritage railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway in Bodiam, East Sussex.

Ewhurst Green is a village and the main settlement of the civil parish Ewhurst, in the Rother district, in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings in the valley of the River Rother. The parish church is dedicated to St James the Great and is Grade I listed. The church dates from the Norman period and has an unusually shaped spire. It also has a marble font, dating from the 12th or 13th century. The Rector of Ewhurst and Bodiam is The Reverend Canon Christopher Irvine, a former Canon Librarian and Director of Education of Canterbury Cathedral and a former Principal of The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. The public house in Ewhurst Green is The White Dog.

Junction Road Halt, also known as Junction Road (for Hawkhurst), was a halt station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. It was located on the eastern side of the level crossing across the B2244 Junction Road near the hamlet of Udiam in East Sussex, England. Closed for passengers in 1954 and freight in 1961 with the line, The line through Junction Road Halt may yet be revived as the Rother Valley Railway, a preservation society, is proposing to reopen the line from Robertsbridge to Bodiam.

Ewhurst is a civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The parish is on the southern ridge of the River Rother valley, and much of the northern boundary of the parish follows the river. The centre of the parish is 24 miles (40 km) east-northeast from the county town of Lewes, and 9 miles (14 km) north from the coastal town of Hastings. The parish is one of farms, woods, dispersed residences and businesses, and the settlements of Staplecross (the largest), Collier's Green, Ewhurst Green, and Cripps Corner. There are two parish churches, one dedicated to St. James the Greater in Ewhurst Green, and one to St Mark in Staplecross. There are three public houses: the Crown Inn at Staplecross, The White Dog at Ewhurst Green, and The White Hart at Cripps Corner. The former A229 road (now the B2244) crosses the parish from north to south. The Kent and East Sussex Railway follows the river in the north of the parish, where Bodiam station takes its name from the neighbouring parish of Bodiam. The line closed in 1961 but has been partly reopened as a heritage railway, which was extended to Bodiam in 2000; the station is at present the southern terminus.

Staplecross is a village in the civil parish of Ewhurst and the Rother district of East Sussex, England. Staplecross is the largest settlement in Ewhurst parish, and is on a southern ridge of the valley of the River Rother which flows through Bodiam at the north of Staplecross. The village is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 2011 it had a population of 760.Staplecross is 24 miles (40 km) east-northeast from the county town of Lewes, and 3 miles (5 km) east from the A21 road, which in East Sussex runs north to south from Flimwell to Hastings. It is on the B2165 road which runs from the Ewhurst parish village of Cripps Corner, 1,500 yards (1,400 m) to the south, to Beckley, 4 miles (6 km) to the east. While in Staplecross the B2165 locally becomes Northiam Road. The village is centred on the junction of Northiam Road, and Bodiam Road which runs to Bodiam Castle, 2 miles (3 km) to the north.Community amenities and facilities include a village hall with the adjacent Staplecross Club, The Cross Inn public house, a Londis convenience store & post office (the only post office in the parish), a bowls club, and a playing field with a children's play area. On Bodiam Road is Staplecross Methodist Primary School, north from which is a park with tennis courts. At the east of the village is the small red brick parish church of St Mark's which includes a preschool playgroup. A war memorial is at the junction of Northiam Road and Bodiam road.To the south, outside the village on the B1265 is a garden centre and a plant nursery, and at the east, a cattery. At 3 miles to the north-east, in Northiam, is the Lutyens house and gardens of Great Dixter. On the B2244, less than 1 mile north-west from the village, is the 5.5 acres (2.2 hectares) Stainsmoor Wood, managed by a charitable trust.Staplecross is connected by bus to Hastings, Bodiam and Hawkhurst (349), and Westfield, Northiam and Robertsbridge (381). The closest railway station is at Bodiam, part of the heritage Kent and East Sussex Railway, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north, linking to the town of Tenterden at the north-east. The closest National Rail station is at Robertsbridge on the Hastings line, 3 miles to the west, linking to Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.

Sandhurst is a village in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, close to the border with East Sussex. It is situated on the A268 road near the villages of Hawkhurst and Northiam. The Black Death in 1348-49 is believed to be the cause of why the church in Sandhurst is so far from the main village, although it could also be explained by an increase in trade heading from Hawkhurst to Rye, where the majority of the village now rests.

Sandhurst War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the village of Sandhurst in Kent, south-eastern England, close to the border with East Sussex. The memorial is one of fifteen War Crosses by Sir Edwin Lutyens and arguably the one with the most elaborate setting. It was unveiled in 1923 and is today a grade II listed building.

Ringle Crouch Green Mill is a smock mill in Sandhurst, Kent, England, that was demolished to base level in 1945, and now has a new smock tower built on it as residential accommodation and an electricity generator.

Dixter Halt was a short-lived halt station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway on an unmade road leading to Great Dixter house near Northiam in East Sussex. Opened in May 1981 it was used for occasional special services to and from Bodiam until the line from Northiam was finally reopened for regular passenger services to Bodiam in 2000.

Cripps Corner is a village in the civil parish of Ewhurst and the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and on a southern ridge of the valley of the River Rother which flows through Bodiam, 2.5 miles (4 km) to the north of Cripps Corner.Cripps Corner is one of three settlements in Ewhurst parish, the others being Staplecross and Ewhurst Green to the north. The village borders, and extends over the north-east edge of Sedlescombe civil parish, and is 24 miles (40 km) east-northeast from the county town of Lewes, and 2 miles (3 km) east from the A21 road which in East Sussex runs north to south from Flimwell to Hastings. The village is centred on the convergence of three roads forming an open triangle. These roads are the B2165 which runs from Cripps Corner to Beckley at the north-east; the B2089 from the A21 road at the west to Rye at the east; and the B2244 from The Moor (village) in Hawkhurst at the north to Sedlescombe at the south, which within the settlement is named Junction Road.A viaduct carries the B2089 over the B2244. It was built in 1834 by Stephen Putnam of St Leonards-on-Sea who was responsible for the improvement of the East Sussex section of the road between the Medway towns and Hastings. Putnam followed the designs of Thomas Telford who had, a short while beforehand, been responsible for road-over-road bridges in Kent.The closest school is Staplecross Methodist Primary School to the north in Staplecross. To the north-east, adjacent to the village on the B2165 to Staplecross, is a garden centre and a plant nursery. To the north on the B2244 is a Glamping site. To the west on the B2089 is a pet supplies company; and, at Swaile's Green, a furniture maker & seller. Adjacent at the south, on the B2244 in Sedlescombe, is an organic vineyard and a small light industrial site. Opposite the vineyard is the site venue for the annual 'Big Green Cardigan', a multi-genre music event for approximately 500 people.Cripps Corner is connected by bus to Hastings, Bodiam, and Hawkhurst (349); Etchingham, Sedlescombe, and Bexhill-on-Sea (360); Westfield, Northiam, Staplecross, and Robertsbridge (381); Westfield, and Robertsbridge (382); Peasmarsh, Sedlescombe, and Robertsbridge (383); and Mountfield, Broad Oak, and Battle (B72). The closest railway station is 2.5 miles (4 km) north at Bodiam, part of the heritage Kent and East Sussex Railway linking to the town of Tenterden to the north-east. The closest National Rail station is at Robertsbridge on the Hastings line, 3 miles (5 km) to the north-west, linking to Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.