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Rother District

Coordinates: 50°50′59.24″N 0°28′13.81″E / 50.8497889°N 0.4705028°E / 50.8497889; 0.4705028
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Rother District
Non-metropolitan district
Rother shown within East Sussex
Rother shown within East Sussex
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionSouth East England
Non-metropolitan countyEast Sussex
StatusNon-metropolitan district
Admin HQBexhill-on-Sea
Incorporated1 April 1974
Government
 • TypeNon-metropolitan district council
 • BodyRother District Council
 • LeadershipLeader and Cabinet (No overall control)
 • MPsHuw Merriman
Amber Rudd
Area
 • Total
197.6 sq mi (511.8 km2)
 • Rank77th (of 296)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
94,162
 • Rank256th (of 296)
 • Density480/sq mi (180/km2)
 • Ethnicity
98.1% White
Time zoneUTC0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code21UG (ONS)
E07000064 (GSS)
OS grid referenceTQ7388508555
Websitewww.rother.gov.uk

Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries.

History

The District of Rother was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Bexhill, the Municipal Borough of Rye and Battle Rural District. It is one of three districts within the county without borough status and is the easternmost one: the other two being Lewes to the west, and Wealden in the centre. The borough of Hastings lies surrounded by Rother.

Governance

See also: Rother District Council elections

Rother District Council is elected every four years, with currently 38 councillors being elected at each election. Since 1983 the Conservatives have had a majority on the council, apart from between 1991 and the 1999 election when no party had a majority. As of the last election in 2015 the council was composed of the following councillors:-[1]

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Wards

Rother District Council offices are based in Bexhill-on-Sea. Bexhill has nine wards: the remaining councillors represent the other 11 wards.

Party Councillors
Conservative Party 14
Independent 13
Liberal Democrats 7
Labour Party 3
Green Party 1
Ward Population (2007) Councillors Ratio
Battle Town 4919 2 2460
Brede Valley 4698 2 2349
Central (Bexhill) 5106 2 2553
Collington (Bexhill) 4292 2 2146
Crowhurst 2546 1 2546
Darwell 4901 2 2451
Eastern Rother [includes Winchelsea and Camber] 4817 2 2409
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe 2382 1 2382
Kewhurst (Bexhill) 4500 2 2250
Marsham 3736 2 1868
Old Town (Bexhill) 3780 2 1890
Rother Levels [includes Northiam and Peasmarsh] 4627 2 2314
Rye 4108 2 2054
Sackville (Bexhill) 4577 2 2289
St Marks (Bexhill) 4590 2 2295
St Michaels (Bexhill) 4629 2 2315
St Stephens (Bexhill) 4366 2 2183
Salehurst 4430 2 2215
Sidley (Bexhill) 5333 2 2667
Ticehurst and Etchingham 4168 2 2084
Total Rother 86505 38 2276

Parishes

The lowest level of local government is the civil parish: there are 29 within the Rother District[2] which are:

Parish Type Area (sq mi) Population (2007) Pop Density /sq mi
Ashburnham and Penhurst Parish Council 22.4 370 43
Battle Town Council 31.8 6171 503
Beckley Parish Council 22.8 1012 115
Bexhill-on-Sea None 32.3 41173 3300
Bodiam Parish Council 6.5 391 156
Brede Parish Council 17.6 1715 252
Brightling Parish Council 19.8 366 48
Burwash Parish Council 30.1 2511 216
Camber Parish Council 14.1 1229 227
Catsfield Parish Council 12.2 805 171
Crowhurst Parish Council 10.1 859 219
Dallington Parish Council 7.9 310 102
Etchingham Parish Council 13.4 747 145
Ewhurst Parish Council 23.6 1052 115
Fairlight Parish Council 6.1 1682 711
Guestling Parish Council 15.9 1273 207
Hurst Green Parish Council 10.4 1451 362
Icklesham Parish Council 23.5 2804 309
Iden Parish Council 12.0 457 98
Mountfield Parish Council 15.3 573 97
Northiam Parish Council 14.5 2094 374
Peasmarsh Parish Council 15.8 1167 191
Pett Parish Council 6.5 781 311
Playden & East Guldeford See note 16.6 327 51
Rye Town Council 4.2 4108 2564
Rye Foreign Parish Council 3.9 354 238
Salehurst and Robertsbridge Parish Council 18.2 2588 369
Sedlescombe Parish Council 12.6 1330 273
Ticehurst Parish Council 32.5 3421 272
Udimore Parish Council 11.7 365 81
Westfield Parish Council 19.1 2618 355
Whatlington Parish Council 6.0 401 172
Total Rother 509.4 86505 440

Playden and East Guldeford are merged in the statistical analysis although they are both civil parishes in their own right. Playden has a Parish Council whilst East Guldeford holds a Parish Meeting.

Geography

Rother District covers two areas of relief: to the south, a section of the High Weald; and to the north the lower land, named the Rother Levels, across which flow the River Rother, which rises on the Weald and flows easterly towards Rye Bay, and its tributaries. For much of the course of the main river it constitutes the boundary between East Sussex and Kent, and is given the alternative title of the ’’Kent Ditch’’. Tributaries of the river include the Rivers Dudwell, Tillingham and Brede.

The district reaches the coast in the vicinity of Bexhill, and on the shores of Rye Bay.

Climate

Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).[3]

Climate data for Rother, UK
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8
(46) 		8
(46) 		11
(52) 		13
(55) 		17
(63) 		19
(66) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		18
(64) 		14
(57) 		10
(50) 		7
(45) 		14
(57)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1
(34) 		1
(34) 		3
(37) 		4
(39) 		6
(43) 		9
(48) 		12
(54) 		11
(52) 		9
(48) 		6
(43) 		3
(37) 		1
(34) 		6
(43)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43
(1.7) 		30
(1.2) 		28
(1.1) 		43
(1.7) 		28
(1.1) 		41
(1.6) 		89
(3.5) 		38
(1.5) 		61
(2.4) 		48
(1.9) 		43
(1.7) 		66
(2.6) 		550
(21.8)
Average precipitation days 21 19 22 20 16 19 16 16 19 22 21 21 232
Source: Weatherbase [4]

Demographics

Rother has one of the oldest populations (with a median age of 52 years)[5] and the lowest per capita income[6] in the UK.

Transport

There are several main roads crossing the district. The major trunk road is the A21, London to Hastings road; it is joined by the A28 road from Ashford road near Hastings; which in turn is crossed by the A268 Hawkhurst to Rye road. There is also the A259 coastal route

The Hastings Line, East Coastway Line and the Marshlink Line are the three railway lines in the District; The Kent and East Sussex Railway tourist line terminates at Bodiam.

Long-distance footpaths include the Sussex Border Path; and the Saxon Shore Way, which links with the 1066 Country Walk.

Landmarks

Major landmarks include Bodiam and Camber Castles; and Battle Abbey.

References

  1. ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ Parish and Town Councils: map
  3. ^ Climate Summary for Rother, UK
  4. ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 9, 2013.
  5. ^ ONS - Median age for local authorities, mid 2015
  6. ^ ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2018 and data tables

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