More information : (TQ91401770) Deserted Medieval Village- Old Winchelsea. (1)
The deserted settlement referred to above (Source 1) was located approximately at TQ 94719 17196. The description of a storm of 1250 suggests that the shingle bank on which Old Winchelsea stood may have been permanently breached and by 1280, the site was for the most part submerged. On 4 February 1287, a storm caused more flooding which appears to have finished off what was left of Old Winchelsea although its ruins were still visible at low tide for another five years. After this, the foundation of the new town of Winchelsea was laid at its present location. (2-3) |