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Selmeston is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. It is located eight miles (13 km) east of Lewes, to the north of the A27 road between there and Polegate. It is a long straggling village. The church already existed at the time of its mention in the Domesday Book; it is dedicated to St Mary. The ecclesiastical parish is linked with the village of Alciston. John C Wilmot (1895–1964) took his title of Baron from the village. ==Governance== The lowest tier of government for Selmeston is a Parish meeting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Selmeston Parish Meeting )〕 Instead of voting for representatives, a small parish may hold a community meeting twice a year to which all the electors may attend and vote on issues. Wealden District Council is the next tier of government, for which Selmeston is part of the Alfriston ward,〔 〕 along with Alfriston, Berwick, Chalvington & Ripe and Alciston. The ward returns one councillor, who was a Conservative in the May 2007 election.〔 Selmeston is represented at the East Sussex County Council as part of the Alfriston, East Hoathly & Hellingly Ward. The May 2005 election returned the Conservative Councillor John Garvican.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = East Sussex County Council )〕 The parliamentary district for Selmeston is Lewes. The general election in May 2015 elected the Conservative MP Maria Caulfield. At European level, Selmeston is represented by the South-East region, which holds ten seats in the European Parliament. The June 2004 election returned four Conservatives, two Liberal Democrats, two UK Independence, one Labour and one 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「Selmeston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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