Articles of interest in Saint Leonards-on-Sea
The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England. It took place approximately…
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex, on the south coast of England. The town is located 24 mi (39 km) east of the county town of Lewes and 53 mi (85 km) south east of London, …
The Weald /ˈwiːld/ is the name given to an area in South East England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It crosses the counties of Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and Surrey. It should be regarded as three sep…
Hastings and Rye is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Amber Rudd, a Conservative. Rudd has been Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the second Cameron Cabinet since 2015.
Bexhill and Battle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Huw Merriman of the Conservative Party.
Herstmonceux Castle is a brick-built Tudor castle near Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England. From 1957 to 1988 its grounds were the home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Battle Abbey is a partially ruined abbey complex in the small town of Battle in East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the scene of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St.
Camber Sands is the beach at the village of Camber (near Rye), East Sussex, England.
Pevensey Castle is a medieval castle and former Roman Saxon Shore fort at Pevensey in the English county of East Sussex. The site is a Scheduled Monument in the care of English Heritage and is open to visitors. Built around 290 AD and known to the R…
Hastings Castle is a keep and bailey castle ruin situated in the town of Hastings, East Sussex.
The De La Warr Pavilion is a Grade One listed building, located on the seafront at Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, on the south coast of England.
Hastings Pier was a pleasure pier in Hastings, East Sussex, England. Built in 1872 and enjoying its prime in the 1930s, though becoming a popular music venue in the 1960s, it received major storm damage in 1990, closed to the public between 1999 and…
Eastbourne Redoubt is a circular coastal defence fort at Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. It was built in 1805 as part of the British anti-invasion preparations during the Napoleonic Wars.
Bateman's is a 17th-century house located in Burwash, East Sussex, England.
Hawkhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. The parish lies to the south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells. Hawkhurst itself is virtually two villages. One, the older of the two, consisting mainly of c…
Bexhill College is a sixth form college with a long history of excellent post 16 education. In September 2004, the college moved into brand new buildings situated in Penland Road, Bexhill-On-Sea.
Lamb House is an 18th-century house situated in Rye, East Sussex, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust.
Great Dixter is a house in Northiam, East Sussex, England. It was built in 1910–12 by architect Edwin Lutyens, who combined an existing mid-15th century house on the site with a similar structure brought from Benenden, Kent, together with his own ad…
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