Winchelsea
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town, ancient
Winchelsea is New Winchelsea, laid out on a grid system in the 13th/14th century when Old Winchelsea was inundated by the sea.
The Confederation of Cinque Ports is a historic group of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex, at the furthest eastern end of the English Channel where the crossing to the continent is narrowest, originally formed for military and trade purposes, but now entirely ceremonial.
The name is Norman French for five ports - the five being Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich. They are supported by the two 'ancient towns' of Rye and Winchelsea, whose councils have held a long standing tradition of maintaining defence contingents for the realm of England.
The Confederation of Cinque Ports is a historic group of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex, at the furthest eastern end of the English Channel where the crossing to the continent is narrowest, originally formed for military and trade purposes, but now entirely ceremonial.
The name is Norman French for five ports - the five being Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich. They are supported by the two 'ancient towns' of Rye and Winchelsea, whose councils have held a long standing tradition of maintaining defence contingents for the realm of England.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchelsea
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°55'21"N 0°42'29"E
- Eastbourne 35 km
- Maidstone 46 km
- Orpington 72 km
- Colchester 112 km
- Ipswich 132 km
- Veurne 134 km
- Cambridge 153 km
- Dordrecht 290 km
- Hamont-Achel 333 km
- Almere Hout 353 km
- Rye Harbour 3.7 km
- Rye Golf Course 4.8 km
- Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm 8.5 km
- Lydd Ranges 11 km
- Lydd Training Camp 14 km
- RSPB Dungeness nature reserve 16 km
- Dungeness 17 km
- Lydd Airport 17 km
- Dungeness beach 18 km
- Kent 31 km