Ore is a large
suburb of the urban area of the town and borough of
Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
in
East Sussex, England. Formerly a village, it is still known and advertised locally as "Ore Village". It is located to the north-east of Hastings town centre, on the main
A259 road
The A259 is a road on the south coast of England passing through Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and is the longest Zone 2 A road in Great Britain. The main part of the road connects Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Rye and Folke ...
to
Rye. Its name may have originated from the Old English word for "stream-bank". The Ore Stream still runs through a large central Woodland area known locally as
Speckled Wood, Hastings at the top of the Valley.
It is the largest suburb of
Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
.
Ore Valley lies to the west of Ore Village, and is the site of
Ore Railway Station
Ore railway station serves Ore in East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern, with a single peak hour service operated by Southeastern.
Third rail 750 V DC electrification from Hastings ...
and the former Broomgrove power station. It is also the site of the Hastings Millennium Community regeneration project.
[Hastings Observer https://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/work-starts-ore-valley-community-centre-1297090]
Rail transport
Ore Railway Station
Ore railway station serves Ore in East Sussex, England. It is on the Marshlink Line, and train services are provided by Southern, with a single peak hour service operated by Southeastern.
Third rail 750 V DC electrification from Hastings ...
(one mile from Ore main street/Ore Village) lies on the
Marshlink Line
The Marshlink line is a railway line in South East England. It runs from Ashford, Kent via Romney Marsh, Rye and the Ore Tunnel to Hastings where it connects to the East Coastway line towards Eastbourne. Services are provided by Southern.
Th ...
; with the former maintenance depot for the trains from
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
, and the coast (via the
East Coastway Line and
Hastings Line). Ore station lies northeast of
Hastings station and south of
Three Oaks (formerly Three Oaks and Guestling Halt).
Religious institutions
Ore is divided into two ecclesiastical parishes, and so has two
Anglican Parish Church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
es; these are
Christ Church, Ore, and St Helen's, Ore. The latter gives its name (St Helens) to a distinct district of the Ore community. The church was built in 1868, to replace an ancient church dating from the reign of Edward III, which now stands in ruins nearby.
Other religious buildings in Ore include a
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Clifton Road
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
church, and a
Salvation Army unit. Hastings cemetery and crematorium, with its own chapel, is situated in the St Helens area of Ore.
Education
Ore Valley has the Ore Valley Campus of Sussex Coast College Hastings on Parker Road.
Hastings Academy is in the nearby Red Lake district of Ore.
Primary schools:
* All Saints CE Junior
* Blacklands CP
* The Baird Primary Academy (formerly known as Elphinstone Junior school)
* Ore Village Primary Academy (formerly known as Red Lake Community Primary School)
* Sacred Heart RC
* Sandown CP
Secondary schools:
*
Ark Alexandra Academy
Ark Alexandra, previously known as Hastings Grammar School, William Parker School, William Parker Sports College, and later as Ark William Parker is a secondary school in Hastings, East Sussex in the United Kingdom. It was the only male single ...
*
Hastings Academy
See also
*
List of places of worship in Hastings
*
Speckled Wood, Hastings
References
Further reading
Ore Valley Adventure Playground
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Suburbs of Hastings