East Blatchington is a coastal village in

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which has merged into the western part of Seaford, contiguous with Bishopstone, in the

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of Seaford, in the

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district, in the county of

, England. It is located near the abandoned village of

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History

The area was settled by the

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, who probably used it as a port to transfer goods to mainland Europe. The area was taken over by the

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after the Romans had left it. The village originally ran from the church to the duck pond. Like Seaford and Newhaven, its western neighbour, East Blatchington was a front line coastal defence during the

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, and had a military barracks built in 1794 and demolished after the Great War. In its early years, it was badly supplied, which resulted in 500 men mutinying and occupying Seaford. The townspeople gave them provisions and alcohol. The following day, the regular army, based at Newhaven overpowered them and arrested twenty mutineers. The leaders were executed and the others punished. The barracks were lightly manned, until the

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and became a staging post for soldiers fighting in

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, who were shipped from Newhaven. After the war, the barracks were demolished. St Peter's Parish Church dates back to about 1100 and the church registers date from 1563. The church has a memorial to pioneer balloonist

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. Blatchington Pond was restored in 1980 and remains largely the same to this present day. There is a connection with

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and his estranged fiancé

Monika Dannemann Monika Charlotte Dannemann (24 June 19455 April 1996) was a German figure skater and painter. She was the last girlfriend of guitarist Jimi Hendrix, and later the wife of German guitarist Uli Jon Roth of the Scorpions. Figure skating In 1965 ...

through her book 'The Inner World of Jimi Hendrix (1995)' and a legal dispute with

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sadly leading to Monika's alleged suicide at 50 Belgrave Road, East Sussex on 1 May 1996. In 1951 the parish had a population of 2448. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and became part of Seaford

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Sport

The area has a seven court tennis club, called Seaford Lawn Tennis Club. It is also nearby to one of the oldest golf clubs in

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, Seaford Golf Club.

Transport

The

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runs through East Blatchington, with Brighton and Hove Bus routes 12 and 12A running between

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and

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. The village is served by Bishopstone and Seaford railway stations, at the end of the

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. All services are run by

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References

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/a-rock-legend-unto-herself-1345098.html https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/0515/21/monika-dannemann-jimi-hendrix_1_df032f5573b8ad900a13428b7016304f.jpg http://www.me.umn.edu/~kgeisler/monika.html

External links

Villages in East Sussex Populated coastal places in East Sussex Former civil parishes in East Sussex Seaford, East Sussex {{EastSussex-geo-stub