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Bodiam is a small village in East Sussex, England in the valley of the River Rother near to the Sussex villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green. It is home to Bodiam Castle, a small range of houses, a pub (called The Castle) opposite Bodiam Castle, a restaurant (called The Curlew). It has two schools. Bodiam Primary School - a state school, and Bodiam Manor School - an Independent Preparatory School. There is also a 12th century church, which contains a brass of a knight with the arms of the de Bodeham family, after whom the village was named. East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... There is more than one River Rother: In England: River Rother (Eastern) in Kent and East Sussex River Rother (Western) in Hampshire and West Sussex River Rother, South Yorkshire (with its source in Derbyshire) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... ʘ For other uses, see Sandhurst (disambiguation). ... Bodiam Castle from the south Bodiam Castle from the north Bodiam Castle is located in East Sussex, England. ... Houses in Fishpool Street, St Albans, England For other meanings of the word house, see House (disambiguation). ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... State school is an expression used in the United Kingdom and other countries apart from the United States to distinguish schools provided by the government from public schools which are in fact private institutions. ... Bodiam Manor School is an Independent Preparatory School for children aged 2 to 13 years old, very close to the East Sussex village of Bodiam. ... Students in Rome, Italy. ... St. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ...


Originally it was a port and crossing point from Battle to North Kent. During medieval England a great moated castle was built and is now a popular visitor attraction. Although famous for its castle Bodiam was also a main hop growing in the last century and was famous for growing hops for Guinness. A railway was built to provide transport for the hoppers, the Kent and East Sussex Railway, which is now a tourist attraction along with the castle. Generally, a battle is an instance of combat in warfare between two or more parties wherein each group will seek to defeat the others. ... Mediæval Britain is a term used to suggest that there is a unity to the history of Great Britain from the 5th centurys withdrawal of Roman forces and Germanic invasions until the 16th century Reformations in Scotland and England. ... The moated manor house of Baddesley Clinton in Warwickshire, England For information on the moat of a tropical cyclone, see eye (cyclone). ... A Visitor attraction is a place that primarily, or as a side-effect of its main purpose, caters for visitors, be they tourists, day-trippers or those on an educational mission. ... See Hop (plant) Hop (telecommunications) Viking name for what was possibly a part of the North American coast (See also Vinland). ... Guinness logo World War II era advert. ... Look up hopper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Norwegian climbing into Tenterden Town Station The Kent & East Sussex Railway was opened by Colonel H.F. Stephens, the railway engineer, in 1900. ...


The village now provides facilities for the two tourist attractions – the castle and the Kent and East Sussex Railway. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Pierrefonds Castle, France Castle has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning. ... The Norwegian climbing into Tenterden Town Station The Kent & East Sussex Railway was opened by Colonel H.F. Stephens, the railway engineer, in 1900. ...


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Bodiam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (213 words)
Bodiam is a small village in East Sussex, England in the valley of the River Rother near to the Sussex villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green.
It is home to Bodiam Castle, a small range of houses, a pub (called The Castle) opposite Bodiam Castle, a restaurant (called The Curlew).
Although famous for its castle Bodiam was also a main hop growing in the last century and was famous for growing hops for Guinness.
Bodiam Sussex - (The finest ruined castle in the Country) - an English Village (UK) (688 words)
Bodiam is a small village, mostly located near the 12th Century church of St Giles on the Sandhurst road.
The Bodiam area was a main hop growing area, and in the early parts of this century, a large number of Londoners would come down via the railway to the Guiness hop farms to pick the crop.
Bodiam has limited services, and to to get anywhere a car is needed, however a two hourly bus service does run through the village from Hawkhurst to Hastings.
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