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New page: '''Winchelsea''' (derivation: OE; ''island by a river bend'') is a town near the East Sussex coast of England between Rye and Hastings. It began as a port on the Rot...
'''Winchelsea''' (derivation: OE; ''island by a river bend'') is a town near the East [[Sussex]] coast of [[England]] between [[Rye UK|Rye]] and [[Hastings]]. It began as a port on the Rothers estuary but was nearly completely destroyed in a storm in the late 13th century and rebuilt by [[Edward I]] to a grand plan on its present elevated site as a major link in the [[Gascony|Gascon]] wine trade – one of the [[Cinque Ports]] added (with Rye) to the original five. By the end of the 16th century the port had silted up and the town (which is now about 2 miles from the sea) became but a skeleton of itself. Today, one can still see humps and bumps of the originally laid out grid, but the older buildings of this now tiny town are [[Georgian]].
In 1350 the Battle of Winchelsea was fought nearby between English and [[French]] ships as part of the [[Hundred Years War]]. The French got their own back for that defeat when they raided and burnt the town in 1380.
[[Category: United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
In 1350 the Battle of Winchelsea was fought nearby between English and [[French]] ships as part of the [[Hundred Years War]]. The French got their own back for that defeat when they raided and burnt the town in 1380.
[[Category: United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]