Icklesham
Parish in Rother, East Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.927, 0.708 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 90 17 |
| Population: | 941 |
| Dialling code: | 01797 (Rye) |
Icklesham is a largely rural civil parish in Rother, East Sussex, England, sitting on the edge of Romney Marsh and the coast. The parish includes the historic town of Winchelsea and the coastal settlement of Winchelsea Beach, and lies only a few miles from the market town of Rye, with the low-lying wetlands and the River Rother nearby that make the area popular for birdwatching and coastal walks.
There is a strong sense of history here - Winchelsea was refounded as a planned royal borough in the 13th century after earlier shoreline changes - and today the local economy blends agriculture, small businesses and tourism, with holiday chalets and caravan parks by the beach and nearby nature reserves such as Dungeness and Rye Harbour attracting visitors. Social life is typically rural and community-led, centred on village events, local churches and the parish council, with an emphasis on preserving the area's landscape and heritage.
Postcode districts covering Icklesham
Most populated places nearby
- Hastings 7.2 miles
- Eastbourne 20.9 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 24 miles
- Folkestone 22.3 miles
- Ashford 16.5 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 12.1 miles
- Hailsham 20 miles
- Hythe 19 miles
Neighbouring places
- Winchelsea Beach Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Rye & Winchelsea Ward 0.8 miles
- Udimore Parish 1.7 miles
- Icklesham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Rye Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Eastern Rother Ward 2.6 miles
- Rye Foreign Parish 2.7 miles
- Playden Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Southern Rother Ward 3 miles
- Pett Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Peasmarsh Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Brede & Udimore Ward 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Icklesham
TN36 4NA, TN36 4HX, TN36 4LH, TN36 4NE, TN36 4EH, TN36 4LF, TN36 4EN, TN31 7TP, TN31 7HY … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 41.6 miles
- London Southend Airport 44.5 miles
- Winchelsea Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Rye Railway Station 2 miles
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Schools in Icklesham
- Icklesham C of E Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Thomas' C of E Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2.4 miles
- Camber Sands Beach 3.7 miles
- Saint Helen's Wood Forest 6.6 miles
- Hastings Beach Beach 8.2 miles
- Robertsbridge Abbey Historic site 10 miles
- Denge Beach Beach 10.3 miles
- Dungeness National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.3 miles
- Dungeness Old Lighthouse Historic site 11.4 miles
- Bedgebury Park Woods Forest 14.8 miles
- Bedgebury Walled Garden Gardens 15.4 miles
- South Kent College - Ashford College 16.1 miles
- Herstmonceux Castle Estate 16.1 miles