Rother
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| Rother District | |
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 Shown within East Sussex | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | East Sussex |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 98th 511.75 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Bexhill-on-Sea |
| ONS code: | 21UG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2003 est.) - Density | Ranked 266th 85,869 168 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 98.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Rother District Council http://www.rother.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Gregory Barker, Michael Foster |
Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. Its council is based in Bexhill-on-Sea. The district is named for the River Rother. Also contains the historic towns of Battle which was the site of the Battle of Hastings and Rye which has a small harbour. Forms an economic unit with the separate town of Hastings, which it completely surrounds.
See also River Rother for other rivers named Rother.
