Why visit Northiam
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 9 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Great Dixter, Rolvenden War Memorial and Flatropers Wood.
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About Northiam
Northiam is a village and civil parish in the Rother district, in East Sussex, England, 13 miles (21 km) north of Hastings in the valley of the River Rother. The A28 road to Ashford, Canterbury and Hastings passes through it.
From the Wikipedia article Northiam (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Great Dixter
Museum · 0.4 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in Sussex, England, UK
Rolvenden War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 4.1 mi
War memorial in Rolvenden, Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes9
Where to stay2
Notable people from Northiam
Accepted FrewenArchbishop of York; Bishop of Lichfield and CoventryPhoto: Unidentified painter, Public domain- Christopher Lloydgardener (1921-2006)
- Ted PaigeBritish physicist and engineer (1930–2004)
Born in Northiam, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Map of Northiam
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lydd Airport (LYX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 15 miles away.
- Sissinghurst 8 mi north, about 13 min by car
- Ticehurst 9 mi northwest, about 15 min by car
- Woodchurch 9 mi northeast, about 15 min by car
- Hastings 10 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Saint Leonards-on-Sea 10 mi south, about 16 min by car
- Bexhill-on-Sea 11 mi southwest, about 18 min by car
- Shadoxhurst 12 mi northeast, about 20 min by car
- Ashford 16 mi northeast, about 26 min by car
- Hailsham 17 mi southwest, about 28 min by car
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 18 mi northwest, about 28 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Great Dixter House & Gardens-157462256, Miles Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Former Unitarian Chapel, Northiam (NHLE Code 1235024), The Voice of Hassocks, CC0
- BeckleyChurchEastSussex, MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rolvenden war memorial 3228, Photograph by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. ( www.clemrutter.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jjhaslanded, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jjhaslanded, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jjhaslanded, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jjhaslanded, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tallguy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jjhaslanded, CC BY-SA 4.0
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