Rother
§ This page gives an overview of the Rother local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Rother district in East Sussex is centred on the market town of Bexhill-on-Sea, a coastal resort with the De La Warr Pavilion, a landmark of modernist architecture. Inland, the town of Battle commemorates the Norman Conquest with Battle Abbey and historic sites. Rye, at the edge of Romney Marsh, is one of England’s most picturesque medieval towns, with cobbled streets, historic houses, and harbour views. The countryside consists of farmland, wooded valleys, and low-lying marshes, while the coastline includes shingle beaches and nature reserves.
The administrative boundary of Rother can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Rother.
Key Facts about Rother
What region is Rother in? Rother is in the South East of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Rother in? Rother is located in the county of East Sussex.
Is Rother a city? No, Rother is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Rother? The local authority for this district is: Rother District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since East Sussex is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: East Sussex County Council.
▶ Official website of Rother District Council 🔗 rother.gov.uk
Which police force covers Rother? Policing in Rother is provided by Sussex Police 🔗 sussex.police.uk, which serves 13 local authority districts: Adur ⁞ Arun ⁞ Brighton and Hove ⁞ Chichester ⁞ Crawley ⁞ Eastbourne ⁞ Hastings ⁞ Horsham ⁞ Lewes ⁞ Mid Sussex ⁞ Rother ⁞ Wealden ⁞ Worthing.
Constituencies in Rother
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Rother
Rother is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bexhill Central
- Bexhill Collington
- Bexhill Kewhurst
- Bexhill Old Town & Worsham
- Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels
- Bexhill Sackville
- Bexhill Sidley
- Bexhill St Marks
- Bexhill St Stephens
- Brede & Udimore
- Burwash & the Weald
- Catsfield & Crowhurst
- Eastern Rother
- Hurst Green & Ticehurst
- North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington
- Northern Rother
- Robertsbridge
- Rye & Winchelsea
- Sedlescombe & Westfield
- South Battle & Telham
- Southern Rother
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Rother
Rother is part-parished: 34 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 1 unparished areas.
- Ashburnham
- Battle
- Beckley
- Bexhill-on-Sea
- Bodiam
- Brede
- Brightling
- Burwash
- Camber
- Catsfield
- Crowhurst
- Dallington
- East Guldeford
- Etchingham
- Ewhurst
- Fairlight
- Guestling
- Hurst Green
- Icklesham
- Iden
- Mountfield
- Northiam
- Peasmarsh
- Penhurst
- Pett
- Playden
- Rye
- Rye Foreign
- Salehurst and Robertsbridge
- Sedlescombe
- Ticehurst
- Udimore
- Westfield
- Whatlington
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Rother
Rother covers 36 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bachelor's Bump *
- Battle
- Beckley (Rother)
- Bexhill-on-Sea *
- Bodiam
- Broad Oak (Rother)
- Burwash
- Burwash Common *
- Cackle Street
- Camber
- Catsfield
- Cripp's Corner
- Crowhurst
- Etchingham
- Fairlight *
- Flimwell *
- Hastings *
- Hurst Green (Rother)
- Icklesham
- Iden
- Lunsford's Cross *
- Netherfield
- Northiam
- Peasmarsh (Rother)
- Pett
- Pevensey Bay *
- Playden
- Robertsbridge
- Rye
- Sedlescombe
- Staplecross
- Telham
- Ticehurst
- Vinehall Street
- Westfield (Rother)
- Winchelsea Beach
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Rother.)
Rother compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Rother compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Rother has 21 electoral wards.
Rother has a population of 96,133 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Rother can be found on the ONS statistics for Rother.