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Hamsey
Hamsey is a village and civil parish in the Lewes (district), Lewes district of East Sussex, England. The parish covers a large area () and also consists of the villages Offham and Cooksbridge. The main centres of population in the parish are now Offham and Cooksbridge. Around the main settlements are enlarged fields, isolated old cottages and farms. The winding and undulating parish lanes between banks, old hedge rows, trees, flowery verges and ditches are popular with cyclists and give good views of the Downs. In 2011 the parish had a population of 632. Hamsey (village) Hamsey village itself is located three miles (5 km) north of Lewes on the Prime Meridian. It lies just off the A275 road (Great Britain), A275 which runs between Lewes and Forest Row, although the road passes through Hamsey parish at Offham and Cooksbridge. The fine medieval ex-parish Church of Old St. Peter's (now a Chapel of Ease) sits on a promontory amongst the meadows of the River Ouse, Sussex, Rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcombe
Barcombe is an East Sussex village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Lewes (district), Lewes District of East Sussex. The parish has four settlements: old Barcombe (), the oldest settlement in the parish with the parish church; Barcombe Cross (), the more populous settlement and main hub with the amenities and services; the hamlet of Spithurst () in the northeast and Town Littleworth () in the northwest. Barcombe was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Berchamp". The origins of the placename 'Barcombe' may have derived from two sources: the Saxon 'Berecampe', meaning 'barley land' and the Latin loan word 'campus', a field. Barcombe is particularly noted to Sussex residents and tourists for 'Barcombe Mills', a reference to an old water-mill complex on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the base of the hill/plateau on which Barcombe Cross sits. The mills burnt down before the Second World War, but Barcombe Mills is still a popular Sunday outing for towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Ouse, Sussex
The Ouse ( ) is a long river in the English counties of West and East Sussex. It rises near Lower Beeding in West Sussex, and flows eastwards and then southwards to reach the sea at Newhaven. It skirts Haywards Heath and passes through Lewes. It forms the main spine of an extensive network of smaller streams, of which the River Uck is the main tributary. As it nears the coast it passes through the Lewes and Laughton Levels, an area of flat, low-lying land that borders the river and another tributary, the Glynde Reach. It was a large tidal inlet at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086, but over the following centuries, some attempts were made to reclaim some of the valley floor for agriculture, by building embankments, but the drainage was hampered by the buildup of a large shingle bar which formed across the mouth of the river by longshore drift. In 1539, a new channel for the entrance to the river was cut through the shingle bar, and meadows flourished for a time, but fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chailey
Chailey is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It is located 7 miles north of Lewes, on the A272 road from Winchester to Canterbury. The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of Chailey. The parish consists of the settlements: South Chailey (which also incorporates South Common), South Street, Chailey (also known as Chailey Green) and North Chailey (which incorporates the North Common). The parish church is dedicated to St. Peter and is recorded as having been built in 1256. Recently a special service was held to commemorate its 750 years. At one time Chailey had more churches than pubs. The churches being ''St Peter's'', ''St Martin's'' (within Chailey Heritage), ''Chailey Free Church'', ''St John's'' (now housing in South Common), and ''St Mary's'' (now housing in North Common), and the pubs being the ''King's Head'', ''Five Bells'', ''Horns Lodge'' and the ''Swan House''. In addition it is believed another chapel was sited near the Blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clayton To Offham Escarpment
Clayton to Offham Escarpment is a linear biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which runs from Clayton, West Sussex, Clayton in West Sussex to Lewes in East Sussex. Its ownership and management is divided between over fifteen landowners and farmers. Parts of Ditchling's Downs, e.g. , and the scarp between Blackcap and Mount Harry, e.g. , are owned by the National Trust. What remains of Ditchling Tenantry Down common () at Ditchling Beacon is leased to the Sussex Wildlife Trust. Unlike the scarp top, the steeply sloping chalk grassland of the escarpment has been spared modern farming ploughing, fertilising and spraying of herbicides. Instead the area has been used for traditional low-level animal grazing and as a consequence the site is still pristine chalk grassland, which has created a ten kilometre stretch of wild flower meadows. Such areas have been described as Europe's tropical rainforests and the National Trust tell us, "They're home to an ''incredibly'' ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Offham Marshes
Offham Marshes, also known as The Pells and Offham Marsh, is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Lewes in East Sussex in parish of Hamsey. It includes the Pellbrook Cut, an area to the north of it called The Pells and the marshland to the south of the Cut and east of the railway track. History It was designated SSSI status in 1989 because of its huge Common toad, Common Toad population. The toads migrated in huge numbers every spring from the overhanging woods. Eels could also be seen there, even occasionally moving on land. Unfortunately these grand passages are less easy to witness now as toad and eel populations struggle to maintain numbers. In 1997 the marshes were threatened when a farmer, with permission from English Nature, began to plough up the marshes for Flax. Activists, who cared enough for the wildlife that would be destroyed by such actions, occupied the site. They won the struggle to save both the marshes and Offham Down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewes (district)
Lewes is a local government district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the town of Lewes. The largest town is Seaford, and the council is based in Newhaven. The district also includes the towns of Peacehaven and Telscombe and numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The district lies on the south coast, and a large part of it lies within the South Downs National Park. The district covers an area of , with of coastline. Plumpton Racecourse is within the district. There are 28 parishes in the district. The neighbouring districts are Brighton and Hove, Mid Sussex and Wealden. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the area of four former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: * Chailey Rural District *Lewes Municipal Borough * Newhaven Urban District * Seaford Urban District The new district was named after Lewes, the ancient county town of Sussex. Since 2016 th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewes
Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (district), district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the South Downs. A traditional market town and centre of communications, in 1264 it was the site of the Battle of Lewes. The town's landmarks include Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Bull House (the former home of Thomas Paine), Southover Grange and public gardens, and a 16th-century timber-framed Wealden hall house known as Anne of Cleves House. Other notable features of the area include the Glyndebourne festival, the Lewes Bonfire celebrations and the Lewes Pound. Etymology The place-name "Lewes" is first attested in an Anglo-Saxon charter circa 961 AD, where it appears as ''Læwe''. It appears as ''Lewes'' in the Domesday Book of 1086. The addition of the suffix seems to have been part of a broader trend of Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman scribes plu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was one of two main battles of the conflict known as the Second Barons' War. It took place at Lewes in Sussex, on 14 May 1264. It marked the high point of the career of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and made him the "uncrowned King of England". Henry III of England, Henry III's forces left the safety of Lewes Castle and St. Pancras Priory to engage the barons in battle and were initially successful, with Henry's son Edward I of England, Prince Edward routing part of the baronial army with a cavalry charge. However, Edward pursued his quarry off the battlefield and left Henry's men exposed. Henry was forced to launch an infantry attack up Offham Hill where he was defeated by the barons' men defending the summit. The royalists fled back to the castle and priory and the King was forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, ceding many of his powers to de Montfort. Background Henry III was an unpopular monarch due to his autocratic style, displays of favou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooksbridge Railway Station
Cooksbridge railway station serves the village of Cooksbridge in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, from via . Train services are provided by Southern. The station is unstaffed. A PERTIS ticket machine was installed in 2008 on both the London-bound and the Lewes-bound platform. History Cooksbridge lies on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway "cut-off" line between Keymer Junction, near Wivelsfield on the Brighton Main Line, and Lewes. The erstwhile ''Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway'' were authorised to build the line in 1845; the LBSCR purchased it and opened the link on 1 October 1847. The station opened as Cook's Bridge on the same date. The first station master was Richard Strevett who stayed until promoted to Hailsham on 17 August 1861. This replacement (George Bennett) lasted only a few weeks, arriving on 16 August 1861 and returning to his old job (porter at Brighton) on 6 September 1861. His replacement, Alfred Paver, was appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Grinstead And Uckfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
East Grinstead and Uckfield is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is currently represented by Mims Davies of the Conservative Party; she was previously MP for Eastleigh from 2015 to 2019 and MP for Mid Sussex from 2019 to 2024. Boundaries The constituency, which crosses the boundary between East Sussex and West Sussex, is composed of the following (after taking into account the 2023 local government review in Mid Sussex): * The District of Lewes wards of: Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey; Newick; Wivelsfield. * The District of Mid Sussex wards of: Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill (most); Ashurst Wood & East Grinstead South; Copthorne & Worth; Crawley Down; East Grinstead Ashplats; East Grinstead Baldwins; East Grinstead Herontye; East Grinstead Imberhorne; East Grinstead Town; Handcross & Pease Pottage; Lindfield R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Row
Forest Row is a village and a large civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village is located three miles (5 km) south-east of East Grinstead. In January 2023, it ranked as Britain’s 3rd poshest village. History The village draws its name from its proximity to the Ashdown Forest, a royal hunting park first enclosed in the 13th century. From its origins as a small hamlet, Forest Row has grown, first with the establishment of a turnpike road in the 18th century; and later with the opening of the railway between East Grinstead and Tunbridge Wells in 1866; the line, which included an intermediate station at Forest Row, closed in 1967 as a result of the Beeching Axe (a programme of closures put forward by East Grinstead resident and British Railways Board Chairman Richard Beeching). A part medieval public house the ''Yew Tree'' (now known as ''The Swan''), was a centre of smuggling in the 18th century. Brambletye House (known locally as ''Bramb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
