Sidley is a village on the outskirts of
Bexhill-on-Sea
Bexhill-on-Sea (often shortened to Bexhill) is a seaside town and civil parish in the Rother District in the county of East Sussex in South East England. It is located along the Sussex Coast and between the towns of Hastings, England, Hastings ...
in
East Sussex
East Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Kent to the north-east, West Sussex to the west, Surrey to the north-west, and the English Channel to the south. The largest settlement ...
, England. Its governance falls within the jurisdiction of the
Charter Trustees In England and Wales, charter trustees are set up to maintain the continuity of a town charter or city charter after a district with the status of a borough or city has been abolished, until such time as a civil parish council or in larger settle ...
town of Bexhill. It is also a ward of
Rother district council.
In 1828 Sidley played host to the '
Battle of Sidley Green'.
It is home to 2
primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...
s, Sidley C.P and All Saints CoE.
Sport and leisure
Sidley United F.C. is a
non-League football
Non-League football describes association football, football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country. Usually, it describes leagues which are not fully professional. The term is primarily used for football in England, where it is ...
club who play home matches at
Hooe Recreation Ground. The club compete in the
East Sussex Football League. Until 2013 the club was based at The Gullivers in the village, a ground shared with Sidley Cricket Club.
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Populated places in East Sussex
Bexhill-on-Sea
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