Penhurst
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Penhurst is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is located on the Weald, 4 miles (7km) west of Battle. The parish borders Ashburnham, Battle, Brightling and Catsfield, and shares a parish council with Ashburnham. The parish has few residents, according to the 2001 census Penhurst has just 52 inhabitants1, but contains many listed buildings.
Penhurst is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is located on the Weald, 4 miles (7km) west of Battle. The parish borders Ashburnham, Battle, Brightling and Catsfield, and shares a parish council with Ashburnham. The parish has few residents, according to the 2001 census Penhurst has just 52 inhabitants, but contains many listed buildings.
Governance
At a local level, Penhurst and neighbouring Ashburnham have been governed by a joint parish council, The Parish Council of Ashburnham with Penhurst, since a Grouping Order was made in 1954. The parish council is made up of seven councillors, split into two wards: five councillors from Ashburnham ward and two from Penhurst ward. At the May 2019 election the Penhurst ward was uncontested. Since then two councillors have been co-opted to the Penhurst ward's two vacancies. Rother District Council provides the next level of government. Ashburnham and Penhurst are within the Catsfield & Crowhurst ward. In the May 2023 election the ward was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate, who defeated the incumbent Conservative councillor. East Sussex County Council is the top tier of local government. Ashburnham with Penhurst falls within the Battle and Crowhurst ward. The Liberal Democrat candidate was elected at the May 2021 election. The UK Parliament constituency for Ashburnham and Penhurst is Bexhill and Battle. Prior to Brexit in 2020, the villages were part of the South East England constituency in the European Parliament.
References
External links
Parish Council and community website
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