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Lewes
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Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the South Downs.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Lewes
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Lewes-udsigt.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Lewes viewed from Lewes Castle
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Coat of arms of Lewes.svg
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 110
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Coat of arms of Lewes
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 11.4
- UK place.population
- 17,297
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish-2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ420104
- UK place.post_town
- LEWES
- UK place.postcode_area
- BN
- UK place.postcode_district
- BN7
- UK place.dial_code
- 01273
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Lewes
- UK place.london_distance
- N
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Official name
- Lewes
- Demonym
- lewesiana
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Lewes
- Population
- 17297
- Area
- 11400000
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Lewes
- Shares border with
- Ditchling
- Official website
- www.lewes.co.uk
- Image
- Lewes, East Sussex - geograph.org.uk - 1392207.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01273
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- topic's main category
- Category:Lewes
- twinned administrative body
- Waldshut-Tiengen
- Commons category
- Lewes
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- OS grid reference
- TQ420104
- postal code
- BN7
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Lewes
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Lewes
- located in protected area
- South Downs National Park
- Commons gallery
- Lewes
- native label
- Lewes
- historic county
- Sussex
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Lewes
- P12749
- Gerd Binnig
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Encyclopedic overview
49 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-Saxon
- Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman
- Battle of Lewes
- Late Mediaeval and Early Modern
- Modern
- Governance and politics
- Local government
- Constituency
- Geography
- Natural sites
- Climate
- Religious buildings
- Church of England
- Deconsecrated
- Roman Catholic
- Non-conformist
- Demography
- Lewes Bonfire
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Public sculpture
- Historic
- Present day
- Transport
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Further education
- Culture
- Classical music
- Museums and galleries
- Theatre and cinema
- Popular music and clubs
- Art, photography, and festivals
- Debate
- Literature and history
- Local pub culture
- Lewes in literature
- Media
- Sport
- Notable people
- Crime
- Twin towns
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the South Downs.
A traditional market town and centre of communications, in 1264 it was the site of the Battle of Lewes. The town's landmarks include Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Bull House (the former home of Thomas Paine), Southover Grange and public gardens, and a 16th-century timber-framed Wealden hall house known as Anne of Cleves House. Other notable features of the area include the Glyndebourne festival, the Lewes Bonfire celebrations and the Lewes Pound.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lewes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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