Selmeston

Selmeston
Selmeston is located in East Sussex
Selmeston
Selmeston
Location within East Sussex
Area6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi) [1]
Population159 (2011)[2]
• Density73/sq mi (28/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ509068
• London47 miles (76 km) NNW
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPOLEGATE
Postcode districtBN26
Dialling code01323
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50°50′N 0°08′E / 50.84°N 0.14°E / 50.84; 0.14

Selmeston is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located eight miles (13 km) east of Lewes, to the north of the A27 road between there and Polegate.

The church existed at the time of its mention in the Domesday Book of 1086; it is dedicated to St Mary. The ecclesiastical parish is linked with the village of Alciston. The Domesday Book also has entries for the two large houses that lie in the Parish, Sherrington Manor (variously referred to as Elerintone, Serintone and Sirintone) and Tilton house (referred to as Telentone and Tilintone).

The Labour politician John C Wilmot (1895–1964) took his title of Baron from the village.

  1. ^ "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 October 2015.