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East Sussex is a 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 is the city of Brighton and Hove, and the county town is Lewes.

The county has an area of 1,792 km² (692 sq mi) and a population of 822,947. The latter is largely concentrated along the coast, where the largest settlements are located: Brighton and Hove (277,105), Eastbourne (99,180), and Hastings (91,490). The centre and north of the county are largely rural, and the largest settlement is Crowborough (21,990). For local government purposes, East Sussex comprises a non-metropolitan county, with five districts, and the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove. East Sussex and West Sussex historically formed a single county, Sussex.

East Sussex is part of the historic county of Sussex, which has its roots in the ancient kingdom of the South Saxons, who established themselves there in the 5th century AD, after the departure of the Romans. Archaeological remains are plentiful, especially in the upland areas. The area's position on the coast has also meant that there were many invaders, including the Romans and later the Normans, following the defeat of the English army by William the Conquerer at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Earlier industries included fishing, iron-making, and the wool trade, all of which have declined or been lost completely. (Full article...)

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The Ypres tower, Rother, Rye Harbour and marshes seen from the tower of St Mary's Church, Rye

Rye is a town and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England, two miles (three kilometres) from the sea at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede. An important member of the mediaeval Cinque Ports confederation, it was at the head of an embayment of the English Channel, and almost entirely surrounded by the sea.

At the 2011 census, Rye had a population of 4,773. Its historical association with the sea has included providing ships for the service of the Crown in time of war, and being involved in smuggling. The notorious Hawkhurst Gang used its ancient inns The Mermaid Inn and The Olde Bell Inn, which are said to be connected to each other by a secret passageway.

Those historic roots and its charm make it a tourist destination, with hotels, guest houses, B&Bs, tea rooms, and restaurants. Rye has a small fishing fleet, and Rye Harbour has facilities for yachts and other vessels. (Full article...)

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Looking up at the East Hill Cliff Railway in Hastings, the steepest funicular railway in the country.

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View of Steam Train on the Kent & East Sussex Railway.

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View of Fairlight Glen, part of Hastings Country Park.

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Panoramic view of the English Channel from Newhaven.

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View of the Long Man of Wilmington in the South Downs

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Image 10Beachy Head and lighthouse, Eastbourne, East Sussex (from Portal:East Sussex/Selected pictures)
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Image 12East Sussex's County Hall in Lewes (from Portal:East Sussex/Selected pictures)

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Cook in 2006

Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim (among others), is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". After the Housemartins split up, Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton, who produced the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me". He then played in Freak Power, Pizzaman, and the Mighty Dub Katz with moderate success.

In 1996, Cook adopted the name Fatboy Slim and released Better Living Through Chemistry to critical acclaim. Follow-up albums You've Come a Long Way, Baby, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, and Palookaville, as well as singles such as "The Rockafeller Skank", "Praise You", "Right Here, Right Now", "Weapon of Choice", and "Wonderful Night", achieved commercial and critical success. In 2008, Cook formed the Brighton Port Authority, a collaborative effort with a number of other established artists including David Byrne. He has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop, the Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Groove Armada, and Wildchild.

It was reported in 2008 that Cook held the Guinness World Record for most top-40 hits under different names. As a solo act, he has won a Grammy Award, nine MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2024. (Full article...)

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Long Man of Wilmington is 227 feet (69 metres) tall and designed to look proportional when viewed from below

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Image 1Track at The Bostle (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 2The Peace Statue on the seafront marks the border between Brighton and Hove (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 3View from Hollingbury Hill, Brighton (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 4Westward view across Brighton from Whitehawk Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 5Footpath towards Moulsecoomb Wild Park (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 6Aerial view of Beachy Head, with Eastbourne visible at the top of the photo. (from Beachy Head)
Image 7Northward view along Warmdene Road, Patcham (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 8Ewe Bottom from the Sussex Border Path (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 9Northeastward view along Hollingbury Crescent, Hollingdean (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 10Bevendean Down (Local Nature Reserve) (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 11Stanmer Village (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 12This painting by F.H. Varley depicts a WWI training exercise in Seaford. Soldiers emerge from a gas hut wearing gas masks. (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 13Population pyramid of Brighton and Hove in 2021 (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 14West Blatchington windmill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 15The Glyndebourne on Tour trailer (from Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Image 16Electricity Pylons on Cockroost Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 17The Old Town Hall (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 18Glyndebourne House, 1 August 2006 (from Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Image 19The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs to the east of Seaford (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 20A fossilised Iguanodon dinosaur footprint near Hastings (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 21Beachy Head from the air, with Beachy Head Lighthouse at its foot. (from Beachy Head)
Image 22Hove Town Hall on Church Road (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 23Hangleton in the snow (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 24Stanmer Park (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 25Cockroost Bottom (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 26Sheepcote Valley (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 27Portslade Station (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 28Undercliff path East of Brighton (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 29Brighton beach (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 30Belle Tout Lighthouse (from Beachy Head)
Image 31Looking towards the cliffs and lighthouse from the west near Birling Gap. (from Beachy Head)
Image 32The council is currently composed of 38 Labour, 7 Green, 6 Conservative and 3 independent councillors (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 33The Patcham Pylons mark the border of Brighton and Hove on the A23 (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 34Varncombe Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 35St Leonard's Church, in the town centre, has 11th-century origins. (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 36Geological section from north to south (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 37St Wulfran, Ovingdean (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 38Chattri Brighton from the West (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 39Bridleway, Falmer Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 40Trigpoint on the approach to Mount Zion (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 41A geologist studies the Ashdown Formation on the East Sussex coast (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 42Seaford Beach with Seaford Head in the background. (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 43Sheep on Tegdown Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 44Geology of south-eastern England. The Ashdown Sands and Wadhurst Clay is in lime green (9a); the Low Weald, darker green (9). Chalk Downs, pale green (6) (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 45Southwestward view along Ladies Mile, Patcham (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 46Cross section view of Southern England featuring the Weald Basin (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 47Brighton Town Hall at Bartholomews in The Lanes (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 48Happy Valley, Woodingdean (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 49Phone box and sign advertising the Samaritans at Beachy Head. (from Beachy Head)
Image 50Brighton and Hove downland and seafront (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 51Sweet Hill, near Patcham, Brighton, The old farm house (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 52Climber enjoying the Lower Cretaceous Ashdown Bed Sandstones of High Rocks (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 531–14 Chichester Terrace, Kemp Town (from Brighton and Hove)

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v t e Ceremonial county of East Sussex
East Sussex Portal
Unitary authorities	City of Brighton and Hove
Boroughs or districts	Eastbourne Hastings Lewes Rother Wealden
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Battle Bexhill-on-Sea Brighton Crowborough Eastbourne Hailsham Hastings Heathfield Hove Lewes Newhaven Peacehaven Rottingdean Rye Seaford St Leonards-on-Sea Telscombe Uckfield Wadhurst Winchelsea See also: List of civil parishes in East Sussex
Rivers	Cuckmere Rother Tillingham
Topics	Geography Parliamentary constituencies Places Population of major settlements History Museums Schools SSSIs Country houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Scheduled monuments Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Transport South Coast Plain South Downs Beachy Head High Weald Long Man of Wilmington

v t e Local nature reserves in East Sussex
Brighton and Hove	Beacon Hill Benfield Hill Bevendean Down Ladies Mile Stanmer Park/Coldean Whitehawk Hill Wild Park/Hollingbury Withdean and Westdene Woods
Hastings	Church Wood and Robsack Wood Filsham Reed Beds Hastings Country Park and Fairlight Place Farm Marline Wood Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood St Helen's Wood Summerfields Wood
Lewes	Castle Hill, Newhaven Chailey Common Railway Land, Lewes Seaford Head
Rother	Rye Harbour
Wealden	Arlington Reservoir Crowborough Country Park Hempstead Meadow Old Lodge Weir Wood Reservoir West Park, Uckfield

v t e Schools in East Sussex (including Brighton and Hove)
Secondary	Ark Alexandra Academy Beacon Academy Bexhill High Academy Blatchington Mill School Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Cardinal Newman Catholic School Causeway School Cavendish School Chailey School Claverham Community College Dorothy Stringer School The Eastbourne Academy Gildredge House Free School Hailsham Community College Hastings Academy Heathfield Community College Hove Park School King's Academy Ringmer King's School Longhill High School Patcham High School Peacehaven Community School Portslade Aldridge Community Academy Priory School Ratton School Robertsbridge Community College Rye College St Catherine's College The St Leonards Academy St Richard's Catholic College Seaford Head School Seahaven Academy Uckfield College Uplands Academy Varndean School Willingdon Community School
Independent (preparatory)	Brighton College Preparatory School Deepdene School St Andrew's Prep Bede's Preparatory School Vinehall School
Independent (senior)	Battle Abbey School Brighton College Brighton Girls Buckswood School The Drive Prep School Eastbourne College Greenfields School Lewes Old Grammar School Mayfield School Michael Hall School Roedean School Bede's School
Special	Chailey Heritage School
FE & sixth form colleges	Bexhill Brighton Hove & Sussex (BHASVIC) Brighton MET College Plumpton Hastings, Lewes and Eastbourne (East Sussex College) Varndean
Defunct	Ark Helenswood Academy Ascham St Vincent's School Ashdown House Bellerbys College Bodiam Manor School Clovelly-Kepplestone The Dharma School Falmer High School Hill Brow Preparatory School Jameah Islameah School Ladycross School Mayfield College Moira House School Ovingdean Hall School Queenwood Ladies' College Rye Studio School St Aubyns School St Cyprian's School St Mary's Hall St Peter's School Southover Manor School Temple Grove School Uckfield School UTC@Harbourside