Biomass Boiler in Pevensey

Pevensey

Pevensey is a village and also civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The major town is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) north-east of Eastbourne, one mile (1.6 km) inland from Pevensey Bay. The settlement of Pevensey Bay forms part of the parish. It was here that William the Conqueror made the landing in his invasion of England in 1066 after crossing the English Channel from Normandy, France. In 1207 the community was provided a royal charter by King John and was governed by Pevensey Corporation. With the decline in the community's relevance by the 19th century, the Corporation was ultimately liquified in 1886 and the community lost its borough standing. The records of the Corporation are kept in the East Sussex Record Office at Lewes, as well as a volunteer body, the Pevensey Town Trust, was created to handle the property which had previously belonged to the Corporation, most especially the Old Court House. Pevensey is currently a town, with a church council containing twelve chosen councillors. Three councillors are elected to the Wealden District Council to stand for Pevensey; the Member of Parliament is Hugh Merriman, who stands for the Bexhill as well as Battle Constituency, of which Pevensey is part. Pevensey is additionally part of the selecting ward called Pevensey and Westham. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 9,467.