Broad Oak is a small village near the town of
Heathfield,
East Sussex, England, often referred to as Broad Oak Heathfield, as there is a village with the same name, also in East Sussex, near to
Brede. It is in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
Heathfield and Waldron
Heathfield and Waldron is a civil parish within the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. Heathfield is surrounded by the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Governance
The civil parish council has twenty one elected members rep ...
. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 1093.
A village shop, village hall with children's play area and church are located on the main road, the A265, which runs through the village, eventually leading to the High Street in the town of
Heathfield
Despite strong opposition from the community, concerns raised in parliament and with little to no proper justification, East Sussex County Council pushed through closure of the village primary school in 2020, in favour of housing development on the site.
References
Villages in East Sussex
Wealden District
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