__NOTOC__ Long Man is a

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in the Wealden District of

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, England, which includes the villages of Wilmington, Milton Street and Folkington. The parish is named after the Long Man of Wilmington, a chalk figure in the parish. The parish extends far from the

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of the modest River Cuckmere where it starts to cut through the

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; the

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lies immediately south. The A27 trunk road crosses the parish from west to east. The Wealdway long distance footpath also passes through the parish.

Settlements

Wilmington

Wilmington is about 6 miles north-west of

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. In the village there is the 12th-century Parish Church of St Mary and St Peter; adjoining it are the ruins of the 12th-century Wilmington Priory. The local

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is ''The Giant's Rest''. The Wishing Well Tea Gardens are some of the oldest in Sussex, established 1900. The hotel ''Crossways'' is an archetypal Georgian brick and stone house, once home to the parents of international culinary guru, Elizabeth David. The place-name 'Wilmington' is first attested in the

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of 1086, where it appears as ''Wineltone'' and ''Wilminte''. It appears as ''Wilmetun'' in 1212 in the ''

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''. The name means 'the town or settlement of Wighelm's or Wilhelm's people'.

Folkington

Folkington village lies beyond a green buffer, east of Wilmington. The church is dedicated to

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. Current and former residents include broadcaster David Dimbleby and

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Milton Street

This hamlet is home to the Sussex Ox pub. Milton Street was the setting of an episode of ''

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'' in which determined efforts are made to extinguish the sun.

Landmarks

Milton Gate Marsh, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, lies within the parish. It is a wetland area of biological importance for invertebrates and breeding birds. Amongst the fauna found here is the nationally rare hoverfly ''Cheilosia chrysocoma''. Another SSSI is Wilmington Downs, which is of biological interest as an area of rare chalk grassland. The area is also of archaeological interest as it contains the Long Man chalk figure.

Governance

The lowest level of government is the Long Man parish council which meets once a month; is responsible for local amenities such as the provision of litter bins, bus shelters and allotments. They also provide a voice into the district council meetings. For elections, the parish is divided into three wards, Wilmington (four seats), Milton Street (two seats) and Folkington (one seat). Wealden District Council is the second tier of local government with services such as refuse collection, planning consent, leisure amenities and council tax collection. Long Man is in the East Dean ward, along with the Friston and

parishes. The single seat was won in the May 2007 election by the

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candidate. East Sussex County Council is the top tier of local government, providing education, libraries, social services and highways. Long Man falls within the Polegate, Willingdon and East Dean division which elects two councillors. At Westminster (General Elections) the relevant seat is

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References

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