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The Parish Church, Selborne, Hampshire

Selborne in the county of Hampshire
A beautiful village hidden in the lush green hampshire countryside is noted for both it's immpressive church and through Gilbert White's classic field study - The Natural History of Selborne.
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Ticehurst in the county of East Sussex
For a village worthy of a picture postcard, Ticehurst would be hard to beat. It is all enchanting white weatherboarded cottages hidden beneath russet tiles interspersed around a pleasant square with a church.
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Harbour view

Bosham in the county of West Sussex
Interesting little place with the picture post-card appeal of 'Sussex by the Sea' which for centuries has captivated artists from all over.
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Jane Austen's house, Chawton, Hampshire

Chawton in the county of Hampshire
In Chawton is the unassuming 18th-century cottage where Jane Austen once lived.
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Steventon in the county of Hampshire
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Petworth Deer Park

Petworth in the county of West Sussex
Petworth is an atmospheric place, it has a wealth of historic visitor attractions nearby and its close proximity to the attractive town of Chichester and its famous harbour.
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Winchester Cathedral, West Front

Winchester in the county of Hampshire
This is an old town which was a tribal town long before the Romans landed in Britain, under their leadership it flourished to become the 5th largest city in the land, and was later heralded as the capital of King Alfred.
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The Walled Garden at Arundel Castle, Sussex

Arundel in the county of West Sussex
This attractive hill-town is dominated by the sheer magnificence of its castle
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Seven Sisters, East Sussex

Cuckmere Haven in the county of East Sussex
Cuckmere Haven lies beneath the 282 ft cliffs that are home to Seaford Nature Reserve.
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Bexhill on Sea

Bexhill in the county of 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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Battle Abbey

Battle in the county of 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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A picture of Telscombe

Telscombe in the county of East Sussex
The tranquillity of this attractive little village is owed to its seclusion. Telscombe rests in a fold of beautiful Sussex countryside, and the fact that it is difficult to reach from the coast, adds to its charms.
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Moon over Eastbourne pier

Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex
Eastbourne, is a genteel town, that owes it's distictiveness to the 7th Duke of Devonshire.
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Friston Pond

Friston in the county of 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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Rye

Rye in the county of East Sussex
Rye is a picturesque and historic town with cobbled streets, medieval architecture, and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.
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Clergy House owned by the National Trust

Alfriston in the county of 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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Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells in the county of Kent
Also known as Royal Tunbridge Wells and only a short distance from London, this popular spa town gained a reputation as the place to see and be seen during Georgian Times frequented by royalty and fashionable members of aristocracy. It also happens to be surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in England.
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Dawn light, Brancaster Staithe Harbour, Brancaster Staithe, North Norfolk.

Brancaster Staithe in the county of Norfolk
Brancaster Staithe enjoys an enviable position on the north Norfolk coast. It is an enchanting place where the pace of life is blessedly a few notches slower than that of the...
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Town Centre, Aylsham, Norfolk

Aylsham in the county of Norfolk
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The old Radio Caroline Ship on the River Orwell

Ipswich in the county of Suffolk
This is a town that can trace its history back to the Stone-Age, it has been a successive settlement throughout the ages and has been populated by settlers from the Iron-Age,...
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