Newick
| Newick | |
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 St. Mary's Church |
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 Newick
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| Newick shown within East Sussex | |
| Area | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,457 (2011) |
| • Density | 778/sq mi (300/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TQ415215 |
| • London | 37 miles (60 km) N |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEWES |
| Postcode district | BN8 |
| Dialling code | 01825 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Newick is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is located on the A272 road six miles (9.6 km) east of Haywards Heath.
The parish church, St. Mary's, dates mainly from the Victorian era, but still has a Norman window. Zion Chapel, a Strict Baptist chapel, was built in 1834 and converted to flats in 2001. Newick Evangelical Free Church, originally a mission hall, opened in 1892.
The village is home to three pubs (The Crown Inn, The Royal Oak, and The Bull Inn), one restaurant (Newick Tandoori), a butcher, a baker, a pharmacy, as well as a number of other businesses. There is also a primary school, a health centre, a village hall known originally as the 'Derek Hall', and a post office.
Like many other places in Sussex, Newick holds an annual Bonfire Night celebration on the Saturday before Lewes Bonfire Night. Many of the local bonfire societies join the procession.
In the south of the parish is the manor of Newick Park, once the home of William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford. The Grade II* listed building was a country hotel, but is now a private house.
The area in the south of the parish has several chalybeate springs.
Newick has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V. In 1934 Dirk Bogarde (Derek Bogaerde as he then was) appeared in amateur dramatic productions in the village with Newick Amateur Dramatic Society (NADS), which still exists with a youth sub-society: Newick Youth Theatre (Formerly known as the NADYS)
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