Danehill is a village in

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, England.

Governance

Danehill is part of the

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called Danehill/Fletching/Nutley. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 5,346.

Religious sites

There are two

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churches in the parish: one at Danehill (dedicated to All Saints) and the other at

Chelwood Gate Chelwood Gate is a small village within the civil parish of Danehill in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. Its nearest town is Uckfield, which lies approximately south-east from the village, just off the A22 road. The village is nea ...

Education

There are two schools in the area: the state-run Danehill Church of England

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and the independent Cumnor House prep school.

Culture and community

The public houses are ''Coach and Horses'' (Danehill) and the ''Red Lion'' at Chelwood Gate. Musician

Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main l ...

lived in the village for some time. The ''Ashdown Weekend'' is a village event, begun in 1973 and serving to make money for different organisations in the village. The actor

Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915''Prisoner of War Co ...

, best known for appearing in the ''Carry On'' films, and his wife, the comedian

Janet Brown Janet McLuckie Brown (14 December 192327 May 2011) was a Scottish actress, comedian and impressionist who gained considerable fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her impersonations of Margaret Thatcher. Brown was the wife of Peter Butterworth, who ...

, are buried in Danehill churchyard.

History

The first written evidence of the village comes from 1265 and the first permanent houses from 1400. By 1660 the Red Round Inn became a stopping point for travellers between London and Lewes. After travellers continued to use Danehill's roads, the village decided to improve the roads which led to wealthy families moving into the area, such as John Baker Holroyd who moved into Sheffield Park in 1769 and was later to become the First Lord Sheffield.

Governance

The lowest tier of government for Danehill is the Parish Council. The council has nine seats, for which eleven candidates stood in May 2007 with an elector turnout of 39.92%. A November 2007 single seat by-election was uncontested. Wealden District Council is the next tier of government, for which Danehill is part of the Danehill/Fletching/Nutley ward. The ward returns two councillors. The ward was uncontested in the May 2007 election and two Conservative councillors were returned. Danehill is represented at the

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as part of the Buxted Maresfield Ward. The May 2005 election returned the Conservative Councillor Anthony Reid. The parliamentary constituency for Danehill is Wealden. Prior to

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in 2020, the village was part of the

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constituency in the

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Notable people

Peter Butterworth Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1915''Prisoner of War Co ...

Carry On Films The ''Carry On'' series of 31 British comedy films were released between 1958 and 1978, produced by Peter Rogers with director Gerald Thomas. The humour of ''Carry On'' was in the British comic tradition of music hall and bawdy seaside postca ...

actor - buried here *

- lived here for several years *

Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, (14 September 1864 – 24 November 1958), known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923,As the younger son of a Marquess, Cecil held the courtesy title of "Lord". However, he ...

, diplomat who won the

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in 1937 - buried here *

- buried alongside her husband, Peter Butterworth

References

{{authority control Villages in East Sussex Civil parishes in East Sussex Wealden District