The largest settlement is the city of brighton and hove, and the county town is lewes. East sussex, administrative and geographic county of southeastern england, bordering the english channel The county’s administrative centre is in the town of lewes The administrative county is divided into the following districts Eastbourne and hastings (both boroughs), and lewes, rother, and Access and learn about council services and get it done online
Find jobs, school dates, renew books, contact social services, report issues, blue badge & more. The county is steeped in history, right back to the bronze age East sussex was the beachhead from which the normans started their colonisation of england Some of the oldest castles in the country date from this period with bodiam castle and herstmonceux being outstanding. Explore an interactive map of east sussex, featuring detailed views of cities, towns, and villages Discover the geography of east sussex in detail.
Over a thousand years of history have formed the county of east sussex and you can visit the site of the battle of hastings where, some say, english history began in 1066 Other castles and houses to visit include bodiam castle, herstmonceux castle, firle place, glynde place, and alfriston clergy house, the first national trust property.
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