Hurstmonceux

Herstmonceux
The windmill
Herstmonceux
Herstmonceux shown within East Sussex
Area	24.7 km² (9.5 sq mi)
Population	2,613 (2011)
• Density	273/sq mi (105/km²)
OS grid reference	TQ635125
• London	45 miles (72 km) N
District	Wealden
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAILSHAM
Postcode district	BN27
Dialling code	01323

Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast

EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Bexhill and Battle
Website	Herstmonceux Parish
List of places UK England East Sussex 50°53′N 0°19′E / 50.89°N 0.32°E / 50.89; 0.32Coordinates: 50°53′N 0°19′E / 50.89°N 0.32°E / 50.89; 0.32

Herstmonceux (/ˌhɜːrsmənˈzuː/ hurs-mən-ZOO or /-ˈsuː/ -SOO) is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The parish includes Herstmonceux Castle, the village of Cowbeech and a number of smaller hamlets.

The name ’’Herstmonceux’’ comes from Anglo-Saxon hyrst, "wooded hill", plus the name of the Monceux family who were lords of the manor here in the 12th century. In 1086, the manor was simply called Herste, located in the ancient hundred of Foxearle.

In 1677, accounts of Thomas Lennard, 1st Earl of Sussex, 15th Baron Dacre (1654–1715) include an item which refers to £3 being paid to him when he went to a cricket match being played at "ye Dicker", which was a common near Herstmonceux. It is one of the sport's earliest references.

The parish council consists of eleven elected members. An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population at the 2011 census of 2,852.

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