The River Uck is a river in

East Sussex East Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Kent to the north-east, West Sussex to the west, Surrey to the north-west, and the English Channel to the south. The largest settlement ...

, United Kingdom, which drains a catchment starting near

Crowborough Crowborough is a town and civil parish in East Sussex, England, in the Weald at the edge of Ashdown Forest and the highest town in the High Weald AONB, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is located south-west of Royal Tunbridge ...

in the North, Hadlow Down to the East and Laughton, East Sussex to the South. It flows through the town of

Uckfield Uckfield () is a town in the Wealden District, Wealden District of East Sussex in South East England. The town is on the River Uck, one of the tributaries of the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse, on the southern edge of the Weald. Etymology "Uck ...

and into the River Ouse about north of

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. The River Uck has a scenic walk alongside it. The river burst its banks in 2000, flooding much of Uckfield and the surrounding countryside. The signs indicating the name of the river have been subject to frequent vandalism, resulting in the council fitting specially shaped signs which reduce the ability of vandals to add the letter 'f' to the word 'Uck'. In the

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and

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'' the Uck provides a small but important scene in the narrative.

References

Rivers of East Sussex {{England-river-stub Prendergast, H.D.V. (2019). ''Ouse and Uck. Sketch of a Sussex Catchment''. Essedon Press, Wych Cross, East Sussex.