Dallington, East Sussex
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Dallington is a village and
civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the Rother district of
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, England. It is located west of
Battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force co ...
and east of Heathfield. The parish church of St Giles is a Grade II*
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. The unusual tower and spire date from the early 16th century, but the remainder was rebuilt in 1864 by architects Habershon and Brock.


Governance

The lowest level of government is th
Dallington Parish Council
The parish council 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. The parish council comprises five councillors with elections being held every four years. The
Rother District Council Rother may refer to: General * Rother (surname) (also sometimes spelled Röther) *Rother District, a local government district in East Sussex, England * Rother FM, former independent local radio station for Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England * Rot ...
provides the next level of government with services such as refuse collection, planning consent, leisure amenities and council tax collection. Dallington lies within the Darwell ward, which provides two councillors. The
East Sussex County Council East Sussex County Council is the upper tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county; the latter additionally includes Brighton and Hove. East ...
is the third tier of government, providing education, libraries and highway maintenance. The UK Parliament constituency for Dallington is Bexhill and Battle. Prior to
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in 2020, Dallington was part of the
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constituency in the
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.


See also

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Brightling Park Brightling Park (previously known as Rose Hill) is a country estate which lies in the parishes of Brightling and Dallington in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is now the home of Grissell Racing, who have operated a racehorse trai ...
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Dallington Forest Dallington Forest is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) east of Heathfield in East Sussex. The SSSI is part of the larger Dallington Forest. The Willingford Stream has cut through forest, creating a steep sided valley with ...


References


External links


Dallington Parish Website

Dallington History Website

Dallington Forest Project
Villages in East Sussex Civil parishes in East Sussex Rother District {{EastSussex-geo-stub