Polegate

Polegate
Town
St John's Church
Polegate is located in East Sussex
Polegate
Polegate
Location within East Sussex
Area7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) [1]
Population9,300 (2021)[1]
• Density2,853/sq mi (1,102/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ587058
• London49 miles (79 km) NNW
Civil parish
  • Polegate
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPOLEGATE
Postcode districtBN26
Dialling code01323
PoliceSussex
FireEast Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.polegate-tc.co.uk/
List of places
UK
England
East Sussex
50°49′18″N 0°14′39″E / 50.8216°N 0.2442°E / 50.8216; 0.2442

Polegate is a town and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, United Kingdom.[2] It is located five miles (8 km) north of the seaside resort of Eastbourne and is part of the greater area of that town. Although once a railway settlement, its rail links were closed as part of the Beeching cuts. The 2011 census put the civil parish of Polegate at a population of 8,586, with 41.2% aged 65 and over.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ^ OS Explorer map Eastbourne and Beachy Head Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. ISBN 978 0319240823

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