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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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Brighton Palace Pier in October 2011

The Brighton Palace Pier, commonly known as Brighton Pier or the Palace Pier, is a Grade II* listed pleasure pier in Brighton, England, located in the city centre opposite the Old Steine. Established in 1899, it was the third pier to be constructed in Brighton after the Royal Suspension Chain Pier and the West Pier, but is now the only one still in operation. It is managed and operated by the Eclectic Bar Group.

The Palace Pier was intended as a replacement for the Chain Pier, which collapsed in 1896 during construction of the new pier. It quickly became popular, and had become a frequently-visited theatre and entertainment venue by 1911. Aside from closures owing to war, it continued to hold regular entertainment up to the 1970s. The theatre was damaged in 1973 and following a buy-out was demolished in 1986, changing the pier's character from seaside entertainment to an amusement park, with various fairground rides and roller coasters.

The pier remains popular with the public, with over four million visitors in 2016, and has been featured in many works of British culture, including the gangster thriller Brighton Rock, the comedy Carry On at Your Convenience and the Who's concept album and film Quadrophenia. (Full article...)

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View of the Long Man of Wilmington in the South Downs

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Image 3Beachy Head and lighthouse, Eastbourne, East Sussex (from Portal:East Sussex/Selected pictures)
Image 4East Sussex's County Hall in Lewes (from Portal:East Sussex/Selected pictures)
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View of Steam Train on the Kent & East Sussex Railway.

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Panoramic view of the English Channel from Newhaven.

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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 Fairlight Glen, part of Hastings Country Park.

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Kipling in 1895

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈrʌdjərd/ RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.

Kipling's works of fiction include the Jungle Book duology (The Jungle Book, 1894; The Second Jungle Book, 1895), Kim (1901), the Just So Stories (1902) and many short stories, including "The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's Burden" (1899), and "If—" (1910). He is seen as an innovator in the art of the short story. His children's books are classics; one critic noted "a versatile and luminous narrative gift".

Kipling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was among the United Kingdom's most popular writers. Henry James said "Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius, as distinct from fine intelligence, that I have ever known." In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, as the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and at 41, its youngest recipient to date. He was also sounded out for the British Poet Laureateship and several times for a knighthood, but declined both. Following his death in 1936, his ashes were interred at Poets' Corner, part of the South Transept of Westminster Abbey.

Kipling's subsequent reputation has changed with the political and social climate of the age. The contrasting views of him continued for much of the 20th century. Literary critic Douglas Kerr wrote: "[Kipling] is still an author who can inspire passionate disagreement and his place in literary and cultural history is far from settled. But as the age of the European empires recedes, he is recognised as an incomparable, if controversial, interpreter of how empire was experienced. That, and an increasing recognition of his extraordinary narrative gifts, make him a force to be reckoned with." (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 1Hangleton in the snow (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 2Chattri Brighton from the West (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 3Geological section from north to south (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 4Sheep on Tegdown Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 5Track at The Bostle (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 6Sweet Hill, near Patcham, Brighton, The old farm house (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 7Geology 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 8Happy Valley, Woodingdean (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 9Glyndebourne House, 1 August 2006 (from Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Image 10St Wulfran, Ovingdean (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 11The council is currently composed of 38 Labour, 7 Green, 6 Conservative and 3 independent councillors (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 12Hove Town Hall on Church Road (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 13Electricity Pylons on Cockroost Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 14Belle Tout Lighthouse (from Beachy Head)
Image 15Population pyramid of Brighton and Hove in 2021 (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 16Stanmer Village (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 17The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs to the east of Seaford (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 18Footpath towards Moulsecoomb Wild Park (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 19The Peace Statue on the seafront marks the border between Brighton and Hove (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 20Ewe Bottom from the Sussex Border Path (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 21Brighton beach (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 22The Old Town Hall (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 23Beachy Head from the air, with Beachy Head Lighthouse at its foot. (from Beachy Head)
Image 24A geologist studies the Ashdown Formation on the East Sussex coast (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 25Corporate logo of the council (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 26Climber enjoying the Lower Cretaceous Ashdown Bed Sandstones of High Rocks (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 27West Blatchington windmill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 28This 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 29Brighton and Hove downland and seafront (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 30Brighton Town Hall at Bartholomews in The Lanes (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 31Stanmer Park (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 32Undercliff path East of Brighton (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 33Westward view across Brighton from Whitehawk Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 34Portslade Station (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 35Cross section view of Southern England featuring the Weald Basin (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 36The Glyndebourne on Tour trailer (from Glyndebourne Festival Opera)
Image 37Cockroost Bottom (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 38Northeastward view along Hollingbury Crescent, Hollingdean (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 39The Patcham Pylons mark the border of Brighton and Hove on the A23 (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 401–14 Chichester Terrace, Kemp Town (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 41Bevendean Down (Local Nature Reserve) (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 42A fossilised Iguanodon dinosaur footprint near Hastings (from Geology of East Sussex)
Image 43St Leonard's Church, in the town centre, has 11th-century origins. (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 44Looking towards the cliffs and lighthouse from the west near Birling Gap. (from Beachy Head)
Image 45Southwestward view along Ladies Mile, Patcham (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 46Phone box and sign advertising the Samaritans at Beachy Head. (from Beachy Head)
Image 47View from Hollingbury Hill, Brighton (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 48Sheepcote Valley (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 49Northward view along Warmdene Road, Patcham (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 50Trigpoint on the approach to Mount Zion (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 51Aerial view of Beachy Head, with Eastbourne visible at the top of the photo. (from Beachy Head)
Image 52Seaford Beach with Seaford Head in the background. (from Seaford, East Sussex)
Image 53Varncombe Hill (from Brighton and Hove)
Image 54Bridleway, Falmer Hill (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