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Peasmarsh is a village and civil parish in East Sussex in England. It is located on the A268 road between Rye and Beckley, some three miles (4.8 km) north-west of Rye. The village church, dedicated to St Peter and Paul,〔 〕 lies about one mile (1.6 km) from the village; it is thought the village centre was moved after the Black Death plague.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Peasmarsh, East Sussex )〕 There are three public houses and a motel in close proximity to the village; and a country house hotel with a leisure centre. The village is also home to an independent supermarket, although the proprietors choose not to open their store on Sundays in line with the rest of the United Kingdom. Peasmarsh Place, now a residential care home, is to the south-east of the village. Every year, in June, the ''Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival'', bringing world-class concerts of chamber music, is held in the church.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival )〕 ==Governance== The lowest level of government is the Peasmarsh parish council. The parish council is responsible for local amenities such as the provision of litter bins, bus shelters and allotments. They also provide a voice into the district council meetings. The parish council comprises nine councillors with elections being held every four years. The May 2007 election was uncontested.〔 〕 Rother District council provides the next level of government with services such as refuse collection, planning consent, leisure amenities and council tax collection. Peasmarsh lies within the Rother Levels ward, which provides two councillors. The May 2007 election returned two Conservatives councillors. East Sussex county council is the third tier of government, providing education, libraries and highway maintenance. Peasmarsh falls within the Northern Rother ward. Peter Jones, Conservative, was elected in the May 2005 election with 49.7% of the vote. The UK Parliament constituency for Peasmarsh is Bexhill and Battle. Gregory Barker was re-elected in the May 2005 election. At European level, Peasmarsh is represented by the South-East region, which holds ten seats in the European Parliament. The June 2004 election returned 4 Conservatives, 2 Liberal Democrats, 2 UK Independence, 1 Labour and 1 Green, none of whom live in East Sussex. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peasmarsh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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