Polegate
Built-up area in Wealden, East Sussex, England
| Coordinates: | 50.821, 0.252 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 58 04 |
| Dialling code: | 01323 (Eastbourne) |
Polegate is a small market town in the district of Wealden, East Sussex, England, sitting where the main roads and a historic railway junction link the coastal towns of Eastbourne and Hastings. The town expanded in the 19th century with the arrival of the railways and today is crossed by the popular recreational route, the Cuckoo Trail, while being within easy reach of the low-lying marshes of the Pevensey Levels and the ridgelines of the South Downs.
Modern Polegate acts largely as a commuter and local-service centre, with pockets of light industry and retail alongside a busy community life; residents make good use of cycling and walking routes and nearby nature reserves. Its railway heritage and proximity to important wetlands give it an unusual mix of transport history and environmental interest for a relatively small town.
Postcode districts covering Polegate
Most populated places nearby
- Brighton and Hove 16.7 miles
- Hastings 14.2 miles
- Eastbourne 3.1 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21.9 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 9.3 miles
- Haywards Heath 19.4 miles
- Burgess Hill 19.2 miles
- East Grinstead 23.9 miles
- Seaford 7.2 miles
- Rottingdean 13.5 miles
- Crowborough 16.7 miles
- Hailsham 3.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill Ward 0.6 miles
- Polegate North Ward 0.7 miles
- Polegate Central Ward 0.9 miles
- Lower Willingdon Built-up area 1 mile
- Upper Willingdon Ward 1.1 miles
- Willingdon and Jevington Parish 1.3 miles
- Hampden Park Ward 1.7 miles
- Stone Cross Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Ratton Ward 1.9 miles
- Hailsham South Ward 2.1 miles
- Long Man Parish 2.2 miles
- Langney Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Polegate
BN26 5HS, BN26 6DP, BN26 5BJ, BN26 6AZ, BN26 6FA, BN26 5EE, BN26 6JB, BN26 6HQ, BN26 6LN … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 29.8 miles
- London City Airport 48.1 miles
- Polegate Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Hampden Park Railway Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Polegate Ad
- Chalk Farm Ldc 1.3 miles
- The Olde Forge Hotel 4.3 miles
- The View Hotel 4 4.3 miles
- Langham Hotel Eastbourne 4 3.9 miles
- Port Hotel 3.9 miles
- Hydro Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- The Devonshire Park Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- East Beach Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- The Lansdowne, Eastbourne 4 4.4 miles
- The Grand Hotel Eastbourne 5 4.4 miles
Schools in Polegate
- Polegate Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Long Man of Wilmington Archaeological site 2.9 miles
- Priory Lane Stadium 3.2 miles
- Gildredge Manor Estate 3.4 miles
- Manor Gardens Gardens 3.5 miles
- Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum Museum 3.9 miles
- Sovereign Harbour Harbour 3.9 miles
- Sovereign Harbour Marina Marina 3.9 miles
- Herstmonceux Place Estate 4.8 miles
- Herstmonceux Castle Estate 5.3 miles
- Charleston Farmhouse Museum 6.1 miles
- Port Newhaven Harbour 8.9 miles
- Anne of Cleeves House Historic site 11.3 miles