Fletching, East Sussex

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Fletching
Fletching shown within East Sussex
Area^[1]	9.9 sq mi (25.7 km²)
Population	1041 (2007)^[1]
- Density	105/sq mi (41/km²)
OS grid reference	TQ428234
- London	36 miles (58 km) N
District	Wealden
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	UCKFIELD
Postcode district	TN22
Dialling code	01825
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Wealden
List of places: UK • England • East Sussex

Coordinates: 50°59′N 0°02′E / 50.99, 0.03

Fletching is a village^[2] and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-west of Uckfield, near one of the entrances to Sheffield Park. The settlement of Piltdown is part of the parish. The cross-country A272 road crosses the parish.

It has an historic church of St. Andrew and St. Mary the Virgin dating from the twelfth century^[3]. Simon de Montfort prayed there before the Battle of Lewes. Historian Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) is interred within the church, having died in Fletching while staying with his great friend, John Baker-Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield. The Piltdown Man hoax in 1912 became a national scandal.

In medieval times Fletching was a major producer of bows and arrows, many of which were used at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

The school is Fletching CE Primary school.^[4] There are two public houses in Fletching: The Griffin Inn (which calls itself a satropub ^[5] and The Rose and Crown; and The Piltdown Man at Piltdown.

The village was once the home of Jimmy Edwards (1920–1988), the well known gastropub The Griffin Inn is located in the village centre.