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	Robert Winchelsea - LoveToKnow 1911
		He studied and then taught at the universities of Paris and Oxford, where he attained celebrity as a scholar, and became rector of the former, and subsequently chancellor of the latter university.
		It is probable that one of the reasons which led the archbishop to join in these proceedings was his hostility to Edward's adviser, Walter Langton, bishop of Lichfield, whom he sought to disgrace both in England and at Rome.
		Although a secular priest Winchelsea was somewhat ascetic, and his private life was distinguished for sanctity and generosity.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Robert_Winchelsea (515 words)

	Winchelsea
		Winchelsea was the centre of the wine trade with France, and the launching point for many royal campaigns in Flanders and France.
		Gervase Alard, a leading citizen and merchant of Winchelsea whose impressive tomb is to be found inside the church, became an admiral in Edward I’s fleet.
		Winchelsea was three times stormed by French armies, probably damaging the nave of St Thomas’s, they also sacked St Bartholomew’s Hospital and burnt it to the ground.
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/cymraeg/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-archaeology/w-archaeology-places_to_visit/w-archaeology-winchelsea.htm (532 words)

	Winchelsea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Winchelsea is a small town in East Sussex, England, between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh.
		Winchelsea uniquely retains its medieval setting on a hill surrounded by largely empty marsh, the original layout of the planned town and the largest collection of medieval wine cellars in the country.
		Winchelsea railway station is located 0.25 miles to the north in the Brede valley, on the Ashford, Kent to Hastings "Marsh Link" line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winchelsea (544 words)

	Winchelsea
		Winchelsea is locally situated in the hundred of Guestling and rape of Hastings, 67 miles from London.
		The harbour was little injured by the overflow that destroyed the town, and in the time of Henry VI Winchelsea was one of the principal ports of embarkation for the Continent.
		Winchelsea has never received a charter : it is a corporation by prescription, and was not included in the act of 5 and 6 William IV, c.76.
	www.oldtowns.co.uk /Sussex/winchelsea.htm (959 words)

	Winchelsea Sussex - (Inland Cinque Port !!) - an Small English Town (UK)
		Winchelsea is located 2 miles to the South West of Rye on the A259.
		The Black Death of 1348 took its toll on the town, and it is believed that the dead were buried in a large, circular, tree covered mound in the open fields on the south end of town close to the New Gate.
		Winchelsea is the smallest town in the country to have its own Mayor, and boards in the museum list all the Mayors back to Gervase Alard in 1295.
	www.villagenet.co.uk /rotherlevels/villages/winchelsea.php (930 words)

	The Ancient Town of Winchelsea, East Sussex
		Winchelsea is a beautiful Sussex village built on the bones of a medieval town.
		The new town of Winchelsea assumed Old Winchelsea’s status of Ancient Town and Head Port of the Cinque Port Confederation, the alliance of Kent and Sussex ports that were England's bulwark against invasion in the days before there was a Royal Navy.
		Winchelsea also clings to its ancient status and lays claim to be the smallest town in England.
	www.winchelsea.net (374 words)

	High Weald \| Winchelsea
		Founded by Edward I in the 1280s as a port to replace Old Winchelsea (which had been lost to the sea) it soon fell into decline and is now village sized.
		Winchelsea is a very small town with only a few shops; the award winning Tea Tree Tea Rooms a member of the Tea Council Guild of Tea Shops, a pub and a village shop.
		Winchelsea is located 2 miles to the South West of Rye on the A259.
	www.highweald.org /text.asp?PageId=35 (375 words)

	Winchelsea Beach
		EVENTS IN Winchelsea Beach is where marshland meets the sea to create a friendly and relaxing little resort.
		Many species of birds frequent the sands, and it is actually their beach, which they graciously allow us to share.
		Winchelsea Beach is popular with dog walkers, lug diggers and folk with shrimping nets.
	www.winchelseabeach.org.uk (339 words)

	Hardwired intelligent road studs save lives - Australia - Winchelsea Crossing
		To help reduce fatalities and to provide better safety for pedestrians at crossings, such as at Winchelsea, Astucia have developed a crossing system comprising of flush road studs each containing 14 high brightness Light Emitting Diodes (LED’s) cabled together and integrated with the traditional crossing control system and warning lights where applicable.
		At the crossing on the busy Princes Highway, outside the Winchelsea Primary School Astucia hardwired flush road studs are installed at approximately half metre spacing and are interfaced with a control box that enables crossing supervisors to turn the system on and off when the crossing is being used.
		Winchelsea Primary School Principal Judi Fallon said: “It has always been a dangerous piece of road.
	www.astucia.co.uk /Case-study-Australia-Winchelsea-Crossing.aspx (692 words)

	Winchelsea, East Sussex, England, Photo Tour (Site not responding. Last check: )
		134 KB Winchelsea is a small walled town in East Sussex, England, at the southern corner of the Romney Marsh.
		Old Winchelsea was on an island at the then mouth of the River Rother.
		Winchelsea claims to be the smallest town in Britain to have its own mayor.
	www.travelbritain.com /England/Winchelsea/index.html (372 words)

	Walkabout - Winchelsea
		Winchelsea is a pleasant small town of 1000 people which is located on the Barwon River 112 km south-west of Melbourne on the Princes Highway between Geelong and Colac.
		Despite its inland location, Winchelsea is named after one of the Cinque Ports on the south-east coast of England.
		The Winchelsea Shire Hall Tea Rooms is a cafe-restaurant with arts and crafts in Hesse St which does a roaring trade.
	www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICWinchelsea.shtml (1184 words)

	Old Winchelsea Sussex - (Abandoned after the Great Storm) - an English Village (UK) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A report from the time of Henry III in the 1260's describes Old Winchelsea as 'a pretty town' and shows the size of the old town, there were over 700 houses, 2 churches and over 50 inns and taverns implying a population of 4-5 thousand people.
		In 1282 the King's treasurer had been sent to the Old town to investigate the danger to the town from the sea, the report was to abandon the town and create a new town on the heights of Petit Ihamme nowadays Icklesham.
		The new Winchelsea was built by Edward I, designed on the grid system, with it's tidal harbour on the river Brede.
	www.villagenet.co.uk /rotherlevels/villages/oldwinchelsea.php (512 words)

	Robert Winchelsey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Winchelsea is chiefly renowned as a strenuous upholder of the privileges of the clergy and the authority of the pope, and as a fearless opponent of Edward I.
		Winchelsea further irritated Edward with his opposition to the Bishop of Lichfield, Walter Langton, who was the King's Treasurer.
		He asserted his authority over his suffragans to the full; quarrelled with Pope Boniface VIII over the presentation to a Sussex living, and was excommunicated by one of the pope's minions; and vigorously contested the claim of the archbishop of York to carry his cross erect in the province of Canterbury.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_of_Winchelsea (952 words)

	12. Miss Winchelsea's Heart Page 2
		Miss Winchelsea hated nonsense, but she was pleased to see the young man perceived at once that they were ladies, and helped them without any violent geniality; and how nicely he showed that his civilities were to be no excuse for further intrusions.
		Miss Winchelsea awoke out of a happy reverie; she had been trying to realise, she said, that she was actually going to Rome, but she perceived at Helen's suggestion that she was hungry, and they lunched out of their baskets very cheerfully.
		Miss Winchelsea might have dozed, only she knew Fanny slept with her mouth open; and as their fellow passengers were two rather nice critical-looking ladies of uncertain age--who knew French well enough to talk it--she employed herself in keeping Fanny awake.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/Stories/Wells_12/Wells2C12P2.htm (1158 words)

	Pilot Study Winchelsea
		In September 2003, a pilot study of the town of Winchelsea in East Sussex was undertaken in order to test the proposed project methodology.
		Winchelsea is also a well documented town, and we are fortunate to have a rental compiled in 1292, only a few years after the towns foundation, along with a number of research papers which have sought to interpret the rental, and most recently an Extensive Urban Survey funded by English Heritage.
		A variety of spatial sources are brought together, along with historical information, to facilitate analysis of urban form, and in the case of Winchelsea, the reconstruction of the layout of the town in the late 13th century.
	www.qub.ac.uk /urban_mapping/pilot.htm (381 words)

	Hidden Britain SE, Winchelsea: Walking, Cycling, Bird Watching and History in South East England
		The sense of tranquility Winchelsea enjoys, owes much to the surrounding landscape of the High Weald, it is a place of green valleys, wooded hills, open grazing marshes, coastal views and winding rivers.
		The Antient Town of Winchelsea is a wonderful hidden place to explore.So whether you are here to peer into the past, experience local colour and culture, enjoy the landscape, indulge on local food and drink, or just to relax, you’ll find Winchelsea the most idyllic place to be.
		Founded in 1292 on the hill of Iham by Edward I to replace Old Winchelsea which was washed away by the sea.The new town was well defended: boasting a ditch, turreted wall and four gates.
	www.hiddenbritainse.org.uk /winchelsea/index.htm (214 words)

	Winchelsea Walk
		Follow the track across the field, descending a large bank which probably lies along the line of the old town wall.
		Turn right at the road and follow it for a time, with views across to the area of Old Winchelsea.
		For an extension of the walk head down Mill Road at the north east of town onto the NT footpath leading to the site of a former church and subsequently a windmill blown down in the Great Storm of 1987.
	nationaltrust.org.uk /main/cymraeg/w-archaeology-walk_winchelsea.htm (516 words)

	Rye (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Winchelsea is a small walled town in Sussex, situated on the edge of Romney Marsh, on the south coast of England.
		Winchelsea claims to be the smallest town in Britain to have its own mayor, but Winchelsea no longer forms part of any local administration, now being part of the Parish of Icklesham.
		Winchelsea is connected to Rye by a military road.
	www.heureka.clara.net /sussex/winchelsea.htm (437 words)

	Winchelsea Walk
		Follow the track across the field, descending a large bank which probably lies along the line of the old town wall.
		For an extension of the walk head down Mill Road at the north east of town onto the NT footpath leading to the site of a former church and subsequently a windmill blown down in the Great Storm of 1987.
		Cycle hire facilities at Rye, with circular route to Winchelsea via Castle and Canal cycle route and NCN2).
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/w-chl/w-countryside_environment/w-archaeology/w-archaeology-places_to_visit/w-archaeology-winchelsea/w-archaeology-walk_winchelsea.htm (516 words)

	12. Miss Winchelsea's Heart Page 5
		For nearly a week Miss Winchelsea was so angry at the failure of Fanny as a go-between that she could not write to her.
		Fanny's natural femininity had prevailed even against the round and clear traditions of the training college; she was one of those she-creatures born to make all her m's and n's and u's and r's and e's alike, and to leave her o's and a's open and her i's undotted.
		Se'noks was now beginning to assume a refinement in Miss Winchelsea's memory out of all proportion to the facts of the case, and she tried in vain to imagine his cultured greatness in a "teeny weeny" little house.
	www.web-books.com /Classics/Stories/Wells_12/Wells2C12P5.htm (1475 words)

	Winchelsea East Sussex - Accommodation, Self Catering and Hotels
		Winchelsea, the smallest town in England, stands 2 miles west of medieval Rye.
		At this time there was a harbour, and Winchelsea, as well as Rye, was one of the 'Ancient Towns' affiliated to the Cinque Ports.
		Today Winchelsea is an unspoilt, quiet, small town of much character well worth exploring with delightful walks and fine views towards the coast.
	winchelsea.east-sussex.co.uk (474 words)

	Winchelsea Bears - artist teddy bears by Margo Moore of Aldergrove, British Columbia, BC, Canada.
		Margo was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta.
		Her Winchelsea Bears are made from German Schulte Mohair and heirloom furs with ultra suede or wool felt paws and pads.
		All the bears are fully jointed and have a sewn in tag with Winchelsea Bears by Margo, as well as a hang tag with Winchelsea Bears and logo, Margo's name and the materials used, along with the teddy's name and signed by Margo.
	www.teddybeardirectory.ca /WinchelseaBears.htm (297 words)

	WINCHELSEA - Online Information article about WINCHELSEA
		English Channel, and Winchelsea was a famous seaport until the 15th See also:
		Confessor Winchelsea (Winchenesel, Winchelese, Wynchelse) was included in Rameslie which was granted by him to the See also:
		Ship-building and fishing were carried on in the 13th and 14th centuries.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /WIL_YAK/WINCHELSEA.html (1052 words)

	Winchelsea (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is difficult to imagine that the Antient Town of Winchelsea, which now has the appearance and population of a small village, was once a leading town of England and the major port of Sussex.
		In the fourteenth century Winchelsea suffered French raids, the Black Death and the silting of its harbour.
		Those seats were lost in 1832 and, in the 1880’s, parliament agreed that Winchelsea could keep its mayor and remain a head port of the Confederation, although the corporation ceased to have local government powers.
	www.cinqueports.org /winchelsea.htm (175 words)

	Park Holidays UK - The new name for Cinque Ports Holiday Parks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Winchelsea Sands is just a short walk from the beach and backs on to open fields.
		It is set in the midst of 1066 Country between two of England's ancient Cinque Ports towns of Hastings and Rye.
		There are a lot of tourist attractions and much to see and do in and around Winchelsea, with also Battle, Hastings and Rye nearby.
	www.cinqueportsleisure.com /Parks/WinchelseaSands/Index.htm (311 words)

	Winchelsea - Villages in Sussex from the Sussexcoast web pages
		Some thirteen years later the town was completely destroyed by a great storm and the remaining inhabitants moved further inland to a new town built by Edward I. This was designed on a grid system and used the river Brede for its natural harbour.
		It was during this time that Winchelsea became one of the Cinque Ports responsible for the defense of England.
		The Black Death of 1348 devastated the town and it is believed that the dead are buried in a large tree covered mound in the open fields south of the new town.
	www.sussexcoast.co.uk /villages/winchelsea.php (391 words)

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