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Alfriston, East Sussex

Alfriston occupies a favoured position in the beautiful Cuckmere Gap and serves as a tourist village to which hoards of visitors flock to enjoy the many well preserved fine old buildings to be seen, one of the most important being the local church.

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Battle, East Sussex

Battle is a unique town in the county of Sussex built on the very site where William the Conqueror defeated king Harold of England and his Saxon army in 'The Battle of Hastings' in 1066.

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Bexhill, East Sussex

The old town of Bexhill-on-Sea is of immense charm, it has wide streets, gracious building including black and white timber frame properties, but its real "star" is the fabled De...

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Birling Gap, East Sussex

The Birling Gap is a coastal hamlet on the South Downs in East Sussex, situated on the Information | Pictures (52) | Accommodation

Brede, East Sussex

The delightful village stands on the southern slopes of the Brede River. It is but a short distance from the town of Battle, famous for the Battle of Hastings.

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Brighton, East Sussex

Once a fishing village, Brighton was firmly put on the map in the 18th century by the young Prince of Wales, later to become George IV.

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Burwash, East Sussex

It is from his home in this very English village that Rudyard Kipling penned the wise and wonderful words of his poem 'If'.

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Camber, East Sussex

Backed by the Walland Marsh, Camber has one of the finest stretches of pure sand and sand dunes found along the East Sussex coast.

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Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex

Cuckmere Haven lies beneath the 282 ft cliffs that are home to Seaford Nature Reserve.

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Ditchling, East Sussex

A pretty village situated in the South Downs

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Eastbourne, East Sussex

Eastbourne, is a genteel town, that owes it's distictiveness to the 7th Duke of Devonshire.

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Fletching, East Sussex

The village grew out of a Saxon settlement, near the spot of one of the entrances to Sheffield Park, now owned by the National Trust.

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Friston, East Sussex

Friston is well known for its beautiful forest. Found a few miles inland from the bare ridge of the incredible rock formation of the Seven Sisters, this superb beechwood is not yet 80 years old.

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Groombridge, East Sussex

In an area of attractive, outstanding villages, Groombridge with its 18th-century tiled cottages against the back-drop of a beautiful village green, stands out as being the very epitome of the perfect English village.

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Hastings, East Sussex

Hastings is an old fishing town along the southern coast of England. It offers all the traditional amusements of the seaside but retains much of the character of its colourful past.

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Lewes, East Sussex

Lewes is the boyhood home of the famous diarist, John Evelyn (1620 - 1706) He lived at Southover Grange, an Elizabethan house, which is close to the castle.

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Mayfield, East Sussex

This is a tranquil, historic village lying close to the beautiful River Rother. The village stands on a ridge in a lovely rural location with panoramic views over the valley.

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Newhaven, East Sussex

Best known for its cross channel ferries and for its fort built in the 1860's as part of Britain's coastal defences, but which is now a fascinating museum offering visitors the opportunity to experience a massive fortress at first hand.

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