1029:
1363:
1269:
1037:
1527:
896:
1600:
1261:
664:
1719:
1187:
975:
904:
61:
831:
45:
1873:
1556:) used to be covered with prehistoric field systems, and on the top of Bow Hill there may have been as many as nine barrows in two clusters. It survived unploughed until the second world war, but it was left derelict and large areas of it turned to scrub. Since then it has been cleared and cultivated except for islands of scrub kept for pheasant cover. Now the visible signs of the ancient peoples have gone, except when the shadows are long and sharp.
675:(see link to the parish map in the External links section below). However, the parish, like the village, has been divided by the fast A27, breaking the cohesiveness. On both sides of the road, the contours of the Downland are impressive to behold and, for the most part, even the noise of the road is contained within the A27 valley. The landscape has many visible layers of history. In the slanting light of late afternoon prehistoric and medieval
612:
629:
604:
587:
779:
68:
874:) is east of the Cranedean Plantation and west of the Newmarket garage and cottages. The spur behind shelters the valley from the noisy A27 corridor so it is still peaceful. New Barn was built in 1845. It has two yards and a shepherd's room, complete with blackened fireplace, so the shepherd could attend the sheep round-the-clock during lambing.
2421:
917:), part ancient and part restored to permanent pasture since 1987. Most of these erstwhile heathy Down pastures were bulldozed for corn after 1948, but the slopes in Loose Bottom were saved by their steepness. The name 'Loose' is derived from a Saxon word for a livestock enclosure (‘hlose’, in Saxon) (
1288:
now runs. At the head of
Buckland Hole lay their cemetery, a circular platform of flints and soil some 60 yards (55 m) across. Before it was ploughed out, one could make out a banked roadway, a strange enclosure that has been called their circus or moot, and many pits and platforms that used to
422:
are a few houses and a pub, with a footbridge linking to the southern part of the village, where a large pond is encircled by cottages and the parish church, dedicated to St. Laurence. The two halves of the village are also linked by a road bridge just outside this circle of houses. The village pond
1744:
stone in the trees as well as evidence for a Roman grain storage building and pit almost 2 metres deep. After the Romans left, it is thought to have been used as a pagan Saxon temple known as ‘Paeccel's Weoh’. ‘Weoh’ is Saxon for ‘sacred place’, or even ‘temple’. The name was corrupted to
Patchway,
1293:
when it was excavated in 1849. Still now, when one looks down from the Balmer Huff into
Buckland Hole one sees a whole valley filled with a pattern of rectangular banks, often topped with gorse or thorn. These are the fossilized fields of the villages. The lineaments are signs of a farmed landscape
1767:
East Sussex County
Council is the next tier of government, for which Falmer is within the Newhaven and Ouse Valley West division, with responsibility for Education, Libraries, Social Services, Civil Registration, Trading Standards and Transport. Elections for the County Council are held every four
682:
Sadly despite its long history and its beauty, only a few fragments of ancient Down pasture survive. The minutes of the old
Brighton Council Farmlands Committee show that time after time they consented to the ploughing and ultimate wasting of the ancient landscape. The chalk grasslands that the
1927:
786:
Falmer church is dedicated to St. Laurence. The church was built in 1649. It consists of a west tower, a nave and chancel with a vestry to its north. It has a gallery and organ loft at the west end of the nave. It is particularly special because of the pond just outside it.
1212:, a Sussex field naturalists, says, "The north-facing slope of Waterpit Hill is one of the most attractive old Down pasture slopes on the Brighton Downs plateau". Given its richness as pristine Downland character, it was a good candidate to become Access land after the
1461:. The boundaries were often aligned on prehistoric features and in the past there were about five round barrows here. Only the two barrows over the fence on the western side of the north–south track still exist as slight tumps, while the rest have been ploughed out.
263:
1931:
1662:) have large, old beeches and fallen giants, but only Green Broom is used extensively as mountain bike track and has some large jumps for those brave enough. The fallen trees have great fungal assemblages. The very rare lion's mane fungus (
852:. ‘Bustard’ is an old French name, whereas ‘crane’ is a Saxon name, so it has been speculated that shepherds and ploughmen may have used the latter term in medieval times. The bustard is likely to have lived in the area. It has some old
423:
is home to a population of ducks and geese, and is very likely to account for the name of the village. The village is recorded in the
Domesday Book as 'Falemere' which is likely to be Saxon for "fallow mere" and mean a dark pool.
1745:
which became the modern name until recently for the whole
Ditchling Road ridge between Upper Lodge Wood and Hollingbury Hill. The area was named in the Saxon charter of 765 AD and the parish boundary is aligned through it.
1092:) lies on the site of the Saxon hamlet of Bergemere. Its name comes from the Saxon "the pool by the burh". It was sufficiently important at Domesday to have two slaves, a manorial church, swine pastures in the Weald at
1448:
turns southeasterly. The area is so named because this point was the point where four manorial boundaries came together and each manor had a ‘lord’. The manorial boundaries are now parishes and include Falmer,
1096:
and
Birchgrove, and brookland meadow south of Lewes still called ‘Bormer Brook’. The church has long gone but you can still trace the outlines of the hamlet green under the mess of modern farm clutter. Big
1329:
debris, fossils, yellowed flints that are characteristic of hilltop clay-with-flint, as well as Romano-British pottery to be found in the area and cornfield flowers growing amongst the stones, including
1753:
At a local level Falmer is governed by Falmer Parish
Council. Its responsibilities include footpaths, street lighting, playgrounds and minor planning applications. The parish council has five seats.
1016:
To the north of the A27 is the north half of the village, which is like a quadrant around a small grazed field. The pub is one corner of the quadrant. To the west, just outside of the parish, is the
462:. In the 11th century the village name was variously spelled Falemela, Falemere or Felesmere. There is 13th century thatched barn, hidden from view behind the church, which was used by the monks of
811:
Behind the church is a manorial thatched barn of fourteen embayments which dates back to the 13th century. It is one of the largest medieval barns in Sussex and was used by the monks of
795:
Perhaps what is most special about this village is its large gravel pond, which is a focal point of the village from where the village and parish got its name. Many people come from
2053:
1613:) was intensively farmed, but has been transformed from its derelict state by good scrub control and cattle grazing. It has a cool and mossy slope lying under the shade of
687:
describe as Europe's tropical rainforests, and which are known to support up-to 40 species of flowering plants in one square metre, have largely been destroyed since the
938:
The fragments of surviving Down pasture have now been fenced back into a restored pasture block and the historical chalk grassland flowers are returning. There is now
1000:
and sycamore and new plantings. There are mown paths circle its interior since the storms of 1987 and is a place of big upturned rootplates, which is home to many
1518:
and used for extensively by walkers and mountain bikers. Millbank Wood, Highpark Wood, Green Broom, Flint Heap and Granny's Belt are all woodlands in the area.
303:
2019:
1798:
931:). Both were probably Saxon cattle enclosures. One runs alongside the Falmer Road before dropping into the head of the valley. There are scattered clumps of
167:
1284:
and Romano-British villages lay opposite one another. One village was on the spur of the Huff and the other was across
Buckland Hole on the ridge where the
477:
126:
1686:), and many others. If one is lucky (or unlucky depending on your disposition) one might even smell the distinctive aroma of the ordinary stinkhorn,
1565:), west of Bow Hill, have kept the chalk grassland meadows through cattle grazing and mowing. There is a scatter of thorn, gorse, wild strawberries,
2268:'The Wandering Herd: The medieval cattle economy of South-East England c. 450-1450', pages 156-7 et al, by Andrew Margetts. Windgather Press (2021)
1082:) is east along the A27. It manages part of Balmer Down, was one of the last on these Downs to use an ox team for tillage, only giving up in 1914.
287:
491:, the parish has been substantially affected by the twentieth-century development of its large neighbour. Since the 1960s it has been home to the
750:
To the south of the A27 is the south half of the village, which includes the church and the large village pond. The Falmer Road travels south to
528:
1993:
2360:
480:. At this time its manor extended over 3,060 acres (1,240 ha). The Craven's lost it because of their support of the King during the
1305:
Also special in areas like this is archaic vegetation, but here, even in the steeper parts of the valley that were not ploughed, modern
1854:
subsequently mounted a legal challenge and overturned the decision on a technicality. The stadium was reapproved by Secretary of State
1728:
1695:
1658:
1644:
1618:
1609:
1587:
1561:
1552:
1466:
1440:
1386:
1376:
1196:
1126:
1117:
1103:
1088:
1078:
1054:
984:
919:
913:
879:
870:
840:
2722:
2448:
1302:. Unfortunately, before the area was scheduled, it was intensively farmed and much of the historical evidence has been destroyed.
698:
passes through the parish from the south east to the north west and crosses the A27 at Housedean Farm. Falmer parish sits between
2278:
2045:
249:
347:
2741:
2350:
Funnel, John (1993-1994) Interim report: Excavations at Rocky Clump, Stanmer, Brighton. Brighton and Hove Archeological Society
459:
2160:
1028:
1585:. At its northern end, over the fence-line, there is a tiny fragment of Down pasture on the downslope edge of the thicket (
280:
1847:
275:
1121:) is planted woodland of 6.46 hectares (16.0 acres). It is mainly beech and at the southern end are in uniformed lines.
1776:
1362:
521:
311:
292:
60:
2392:
2245:
1969:
1268:
2746:
329:
1526:
1101:
hedges mark the bounds of the medieval open fields of the hamlet, which drop away southwards from the farmstead (
1036:
237:
203:
2099:
895:
1835:
1142:
in late summer. The bank is shadowy until midday when it becomes alive with insects and butterflies, including
819:
404:
1062:, it was the start of the route of the biggest of the mass trespasses that marked the Sussex campaign for the
514:
339:
119:
1591:). It has survived in isolation, surrounded by arable, for as much as 150 years, perhaps by rabbit grazing.
2441:
1599:
1260:
714:
parish to its south and the long thin parishes running down the scarp slopes to its north, which include
455:
1816:
play some home games in Falmer and have Sussex and Brighton universities students and staff as members.
1710:, there must still be many sarsens in situ, perhaps like the one exposed by excavations at Rocky Clump.
1370:
Along the downland path north east of Falmer, past Waterpit Hill, north of Balmer Farm and southeast of
1048:. Running north from Falmer village, half way along Ridge Road and west of Balmer Farm, is the ruins of
2049:
947:
848:
are wetland birds and would not be seen on these hills. It has been suggested that the name relates to
495:
campus, and in the 1990s, the former Brighton Polytechnic Falmer campus became a principal base of the
447:
1384:
was written, but is now part of Balmer Farm. To the south was the sarsen stone that gave it its name (
2209:
1839:
1813:
1764:, which returns a single seat to the council. The election on 7 May 2015 elected a Liberal Democrat.
767:
384:
334:
2528:
2152:
A freedom to roam Guide to the Brighton Downs : from Shoreham to Newhaven and Beeding to Lewes
924:
815:, who owned the manor, for threshing and storing corn. Falmer barn is a grade II* listed building.
217:
663:
2434:
2367:
2184:
1780:
1578:
1233:
1139:
24:
1881:
1851:
1769:
1761:
1566:
1483:
1313:
retains a smidgeon of that old flora. Nevertheless, there are still great views of vale of the
1225:
1135:
763:
496:
431:
1502:. There is much Bracken on the western side, and shady sycamore and oak and occasional gorse.
1309:
sprays have meant the Down pasture vegetation has been lost and now only the occasional steep
2608:
2603:
2477:
2325:
2087:
1675:
1635:
1470:) with the pleasing character of a park, now grazed by Sussex cattle. It lies over the boney
1458:
1371:
1216:
act in 2000. There is little scrub, except at its eastern end, and a lot of colour including
727:
563:
2083:
1510:
The north west of the parish is to the west of St Mary's Farm. These areas are north of the
1200:). The south facing slope is intensively farmed, although in the field there is the song of
838:
By A27, east of the Falmer village, lies a clump of trees called the Cranedean Plantation (
2492:
1756:
The next level of government is the district council. The parish of Falmer lies within the
1511:
1131:
1017:
492:
473:
469:
427:
149:
1718:
1642:. On the flat ground above the eastern end of this slope is a scrub-covered round barrow (
1482:
people that farmed this landscape. In August it is rich downland meadow flowers including
1294:
from two thousand years ago and more and are comparable to the tiny fields in the west of
1186:
1107:). They went under the evocative names of Lanthorne Laine, Church Laine and Barren Laine.
8:
2583:
2538:
1802:
1757:
1683:
1627:
1419:
1318:
1171:
1151:
1143:
974:
951:
711:
640:
403:, approximately five miles (8 km) north-east of the former. It is also the site of
2578:
1885:
1491:
1407:
1339:
1277:
928:
903:
856:, particularly at its north end, though the wood is strewn with tumbled hulks from the
435:
193:
185:
142:
109:
1964:. Frank Merry Stenton, John Eric Bruce Gover. Nottingham: English place-name Society.
2548:
2303:
2251:
2241:
2166:
2156:
1975:
1965:
1687:
1639:
1495:
1427:
1335:
955:
943:
758:. The downland to the east of the road is part of Falmer parish. To the west are the
699:
672:
596:
488:
481:
2396:
834:
Earthworks in Loose Bottom, looking towards Cranedean Plantation and New Barn Valley
2553:
1679:
1671:
1623:
1570:
1454:
1411:
1331:
1229:
1217:
1020:. To the north, north west and north east is special downland, with much history.
939:
911:
Half a mile south east of Falmer village are the scrubby pastures of Loose Bottom (
818:
In 2006, the barn, other vernacular farm buildings, and the farmhouse were sold by
731:
688:
567:
419:
388:
242:
157:
2663:
2643:
1905:
1783:
1667:
1574:
1487:
1450:
1445:
1351:
1285:
1175:
1167:
989:
884:
877:
There are several tumps that look like possible barrows at the top of the slope (
735:
695:
572:
2426:
2638:
2628:
2518:
2458:
1867:
1843:
1831:
1825:
1737:
1245:
1163:
1093:
1005:
803:
to enjoy the pond and the green beside it, to picnic here and watch the ducks.
759:
703:
684:
618:
408:
20:
1786:, a local nurse, was elected in 2015 defeating the incumbent Liberal Democrat
1406:
and wild strawberry, and most of the old Down pasture herbs are there such as
2735:
2170:
1979:
1381:
1237:
1213:
1063:
857:
830:
362:
349:
268:
887:. The bank behind the barn has the flowers and insects of old Down pasture.
499:. The village lends its name to the University of Sussex's alumni magazine.
2711:
2255:
2020:"Campus in the spotlight: how Sussex became focus of row over trans rights"
1994:"First day of uni for Afghan scholar who managed to get out of Afghanistan"
1855:
1787:
1707:
1703:
1515:
1380:). It is a slope west of the footpath and was an independent farm when the
1322:
1314:
1306:
1249:
1205:
1130:), known locally as Sunny Bank, is a little slope that lies north east of
1059:
845:
822:
to the tenant farmer, who "promptly sold them on to a property developer."
812:
463:
451:
2150:
1959:
988:) lies on the eastern edge of Loose Bottom and the parish and west of the
2688:
2683:
1872:
1666:
erineus) has been found in at least two places as well as dog stinkhorn (
1582:
1423:
1221:
1209:
1159:
1147:
1044:
In Falmer village, at the T-junction between Mill Road and Ridge Road is
963:
959:
932:
755:
751:
476:
granted the manor to Edward Ditchfield in 1628 or 1629 and he sold it to
392:
175:
81:
2235:
1289:
be found in their field scape, The cemetery yielded up more than twenty
44:
2678:
2598:
2523:
2482:
1631:
1479:
1403:
1155:
1098:
997:
719:
554:
19:
This article is about the village in East Sussex. For its stadium, see
2668:
2633:
2543:
2487:
1706:
existed till the 19th century. Although this may not be an authentic
1415:
1347:
1343:
992:. It is a small deciduous woodland of 2.20 hectares (5.4 acres) with
715:
550:
227:
1838:
Despite its name and proximity to Falmer, it is actually inside the
679:
show up on the slopes of High Park, St Mary's Farm and Green Broom.
2705:
2673:
2623:
2513:
2508:
1733:
1663:
1499:
1475:
1391:
1295:
1281:
796:
506:
415:
396:
2653:
2648:
2618:
2613:
2593:
2533:
1471:
1399:
1310:
1299:
1241:
853:
849:
844:). The name ‘Cranedean’ is a corruption of ‘Crane Down’ although
676:
209:
1858:
on 24 July 2007. The 30,500-seater stadium opened in July 2011.
1573:
that help support a healthy butterfly population which includes
935:
along large sections of the earthwork banks of both enclosures.
907:
Earthworks in Loose Bottom running along the side of Falmer Road
2658:
2588:
2573:
2568:
1794:
1741:
1700:
1530:
Moon's Bottom sandwiched between Stanmer Down and Millbank Wood
1464:
Due west of Four Lord's Burgh lies a triangle of wood pasture (
1326:
1201:
1174:
are regularly seen on a stop over before their flight over the
778:
739:
723:
576:
559:
454:. After the conquest most of it appears to have been given to
136:
671:
The Falmer parish when viewed from above has the shape of the
2563:
2472:
1630:
Some parts of it have a slightly acidic soil chemistry, with
993:
800:
707:
400:
1651:
1066:
in 1998–9. Carry on north down Ridge Road and at the end is
2079:
2077:
2075:
2073:
2071:
1402:. The slope's turf is more acidic than Waterpit, with more
1395:
1138:
in the small woodland glades in the spring and a swathe of
1001:
1626:
in spring and in late summer it has a sky-blue dusting of
1290:
2068:
1194:
A short walk past Ridge Farm ruins is Waterpit Hill (
1166:. In autumn many migrants stop off in the meadow and
2395:. Lewes District Council. 4 May 2007. Archived from
2366:. Lewes District Council. 3 May 2007. Archived from
2279:"Historic England Research Records: Buckland Bank"
1134:and west of Ridge Road. It is flowery meadow with
2456:
2733:
1772:Carla Butler was elected in the 2013 election.
1842:boundary. After a lengthy process including a
1607:At the bottom of Stanmer Down, Moon's Bottom (
1032:Stile on the South Downs Way by Housedean Farm
978:Newmarket Plantation as seen from Loose Bottom
502:
487:Due to the proximity of Falmer to the city of
2442:
2361:"Results – Town and Parish Council Elections"
1775:The UK Parliament constituency for Falmer is
1550:and Stanmer Down. The whole of Stanmer Down (
522:
1204:and along the path hedges there are nesting
2084:A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7
966:benefiting from the pasture's restoration.
2449:
2435:
1534:North west of St Mary's Farm, and east of
1505:
1058:). Now a good place for birdlife, such as
529:
515:
1830:To the west of the parish is the site of
1652:Green Broom, Flint Heap and Granny's Belt
1280:, Buckland Hole and Balmer Huff. The two
2723:List of civil parishes in Lewes District
1871:
1732:), east of Upper Lodge Wood, was a late
1717:
1598:
1525:
1361:
1267:
1259:
1185:
1035:
1027:
973:
902:
894:
829:
777:
662:
95:17.0 km (6.6 sq mi)
2100:"What's special about chalk grassland?"
2038:
1790:who was the constituency MP from 1997.
969:
825:
2734:
2233:
1272:Medieval field system near Balmer Down
460:William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
2710:Parts of the World's End district of
2430:
2148:
2144:
2142:
2140:
1957:
1797:in 2020, the village was part of the
1325:cliffs. There are still a scatter of
510:
2189:Churches - Bevendean History Project
2138:
2136:
2134:
2132:
2130:
2128:
2126:
2124:
2122:
2120:
2056:from the original on 5 December 2012
1953:
1951:
1949:
1559:The steep slopes of the bridlepath (
1433:
1110:
806:
691:by the modern agricultural methods.
546:
536:
1898:
1848:Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
1040:Balmer hamlet and farm, near Falmer
1011:
927:banks that run in the Bottom (both
745:
13:
863:
450:, the manor of Falmer was held by
14:
2758:
2415:
2117:
1946:
1861:
1248:moss and the scarce scree Snail,
899:Looking Down Towards Loose Bottom
883:) south of the barn, next to the
414:Falmer village is divided by the
1594:
1181:
773:
627:
610:
602:
585:
66:
59:
43:
2385:
2353:
2344:
2318:
2296:
2271:
2262:
2227:
2202:
2177:
1836:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
1521:
890:
2704:The East Saltdean district of
2210:"Barn, Court Farmhous, Falmer"
2092:
2012:
1986:
1920:
1713:
1622:) to the southwest. There are
1390:) It is now a lonely place of
1255:
1244:. The northerly aspect brings
923:), and refers to two ancient
820:Brighton and Hove City Council
790:
67:
16:Village near Brighton, England
1:
2742:Civil parishes in East Sussex
1891:
1748:
742:from northwest to northeast.
628:
586:
1908:. East Sussex County Council
1656:Green Broom and Flint Heap (
1603:From Bow Hill to Moon Bottom
1444:) is at the point where the
611:
603:
7:
1699:) there are reports that a
1474:of the field system of the
1357:
658:Notable areas around Falmer
503:Notable buildings and areas
120:OS grid reference
32:Human settlement in England
10:
2763:
2050:East Sussex County Council
1865:
1823:
1819:
1264:View west from Balmer Huff
982:The Newmarket Plantation (
448:Norman conquest of England
441:
405:Brighton & Hove Albion
18:
2720:
2697:
2501:
2465:
2422:Parish layout in MagicMap
2240:. London: B.T. Batsford.
2237:The place names of Sussex
2155:. Brighton: David Bangs.
1961:The place-names of Sussex
1846:, it was approved by the
1840:City of Brighton and Hove
1814:Lewes Priory Cricket Club
768:City of Brighton and Hove
544:
395:, England, lying between
320:
302:
298:
286:
274:
262:
258:
248:
236:
226:
216:
202:
184:
166:
148:
134:
118:
107:
99:
91:
54:
42:
37:
1906:"East Sussex in Figures"
1808:
1682:), lots of turkey tail (
1023:
472:visited Falmer in 1324.
2747:Villages in East Sussex
2304:"Moon's Bottom Tumulus"
2234:Glover, Judith (1975).
1693:Near to Granny's Belt (
1670:), bird's nest fungus (
1506:Northwest of the parish
1438:The Four Lord's Burgh (
1276:On Balmer Down are two
383:is a small village and
25:Falmer (disambiguation)
1882:Falmer railway station
1877:
1876:Falmer Railway Station
1852:Lewes District Council
1762:Lewes District Council
1740:site. There is a huge
1723:
1604:
1531:
1367:
1366:View north to Moustone
1332:common field speedwell
1273:
1265:
1191:
1136:orange tip butterflies
1041:
1033:
979:
908:
900:
835:
783:
782:Falmer church and pond
764:University of Brighton
668:
497:University of Brighton
432:University of Brighton
238:Postcode district
141:43 miles (69 km)
103:284 (Parish-2011)
49:Church of St. Laurence
23:. For other uses, see
2326:"Rocky Clump Phase 3"
1958:Mawer, Allen (2001).
1875:
1721:
1676:Agaricus xanthodermus
1602:
1529:
1365:
1336:green field speedwell
1271:
1263:
1189:
1124:Moon's Corner slope (
1039:
1031:
977:
906:
898:
833:
781:
666:
114:43/sq mi (17/km)
2502:Villages and hamlets
2399:on 18 September 2008
2149:Bangs, Dave (2008).
1880:Falmer is served by
1801:constituency in the
1512:University of Sussex
1428:devil's bit scabious
1140:devil's bit scabious
1018:University of Sussex
970:Newmarket Plantation
826:Cranedean Plantation
493:University of Sussex
428:University of Sussex
426:The campuses of the
218:Sovereign state
2584:Kingston near Lewes
2373:on 25 February 2009
2330:Current Archaeology
2000:. 23 September 2021
1928:"Civil Parish 2011"
1803:European Parliament
1684:Trametes versicolor
1674:), yellow stainer (
1278:scheduled monuments
1172:spotted flycatchers
1115:Moon's Plantation (
929:scheduled monuments
667:Path to Balmer Farm
641:Kingston near Lewes
359: /
2393:"Election Results"
2332:. 21 February 2018
2046:"Project timeline"
1934:on 25 October 2016
1886:East Coastway line
1884:which lies on the
1878:
1799:South East England
1724:
1636:sweet vernal-grass
1605:
1544:Shambledean Bottom
1532:
1368:
1274:
1266:
1192:
1042:
1034:
980:
909:
901:
836:
784:
754:and to the sea at
669:
466:for storing corn.
438:, are all nearby.
304:UK Parliament
250:Dialling code
2729:
2728:
2689:Wivelsfield Green
2549:East Blatchington
2162:978-0-9548638-1-4
2026:. 16 October 2021
1688:Phallus impudicus
1434:Four Lord's Burgh
1340:scarlet pimpernel
1132:Sussex University
1111:Moon's Plantation
868:New Barn valley (
807:Falmer Court Barn
706:parish (and then
700:Brighton and Hove
673:African continent
653:
652:
648:
647:
597:Brighton and Hove
489:Brighton and Hove
482:English Civil War
378:
377:
168:Shire county
2754:
2674:Town Littleworth
2669:Telscombe Cliffs
2554:East Chiltington
2451:
2444:
2437:
2428:
2427:
2409:
2408:
2406:
2404:
2389:
2383:
2382:
2380:
2378:
2372:
2365:
2357:
2351:
2348:
2342:
2341:
2339:
2337:
2322:
2316:
2315:
2313:
2311:
2300:
2294:
2293:
2291:
2289:
2283:Heritage Gateway
2275:
2269:
2266:
2260:
2259:
2231:
2225:
2224:
2222:
2220:
2214:Historic England
2206:
2200:
2199:
2197:
2195:
2181:
2175:
2174:
2146:
2115:
2114:
2112:
2110:
2096:
2090:
2081:
2066:
2065:
2063:
2061:
2042:
2036:
2035:
2033:
2031:
2016:
2010:
2009:
2007:
2005:
1990:
1984:
1983:
1955:
1944:
1943:
1941:
1939:
1930:. Archived from
1924:
1918:
1917:
1915:
1913:
1902:
1770:Liberal Democrat
1731:
1698:
1680:Geastrum triplex
1678:), Earth stars (
1672:Cyathus striatus
1661:
1647:
1621:
1612:
1590:
1564:
1555:
1469:
1455:East Chiltington
1443:
1389:
1379:
1321:and a sliver of
1240:and picnicker's
1199:
1168:common redstarts
1129:
1120:
1106:
1091:
1081:
1057:
1012:North of the A27
987:
962:butterflies and
922:
916:
882:
873:
843:
746:South of the A27
732:East Chiltington
689:second world war
631:
630:
614:
613:
606:
605:
589:
588:
568:East Chiltington
547:
538:Nearest parishes
531:
524:
517:
508:
507:
420:dual carriageway
418:. North of the
374:
373:
371:
370:
369:
364:
360:
357:
356:
355:
352:
326:
293:South East Coast
212:
130:
129:
80:Location within
70:
69:
63:
47:
35:
34:
2762:
2761:
2757:
2756:
2755:
2753:
2752:
2751:
2732:
2731:
2730:
2725:
2716:
2693:
2664:Tarring Neville
2644:St John Without
2497:
2461:
2457:Settlements in
2455:
2418:
2413:
2412:
2402:
2400:
2391:
2390:
2386:
2376:
2374:
2370:
2363:
2359:
2358:
2354:
2349:
2345:
2335:
2333:
2324:
2323:
2319:
2309:
2307:
2302:
2301:
2297:
2287:
2285:
2277:
2276:
2272:
2267:
2263:
2248:
2232:
2228:
2218:
2216:
2208:
2207:
2203:
2193:
2191:
2185:"Falmer Church"
2183:
2182:
2178:
2163:
2147:
2118:
2108:
2106:
2098:
2097:
2093:
2082:
2069:
2059:
2057:
2044:
2043:
2039:
2029:
2027:
2018:
2017:
2013:
2003:
2001:
1992:
1991:
1987:
1972:
1956:
1947:
1937:
1935:
1926:
1925:
1921:
1911:
1909:
1904:
1903:
1899:
1894:
1870:
1864:
1828:
1822:
1811:
1784:Maria Caulfield
1751:
1727:
1716:
1694:
1668:Mutinus caninus
1657:
1654:
1643:
1640:field wood-rush
1628:small scabious.
1617:
1615:Millbank Wood (
1608:
1597:
1586:
1560:
1551:
1524:
1508:
1465:
1451:St John Without
1439:
1436:
1385:
1375:
1360:
1286:South Downs Way
1258:
1195:
1184:
1176:English Channel
1125:
1116:
1113:
1102:
1087:
1077:
1053:
1026:
1014:
990:South Downs Way
983:
972:
942:, wild orchid,
918:
912:
893:
885:South Downs Way
878:
869:
866:
864:New Barn valley
839:
828:
809:
793:
776:
748:
736:St John Without
710:) to its east,
696:South Downs Way
661:
660:
659:
654:
649:
615:
575:
573:St John Without
566:
562:
553:
540:
535:
505:
444:
367:
365:
361:
358:
353:
350:
348:
346:
345:
344:
324:
316:
208:
198:
180:
162:
125:
124:
87:
86:
85:
84:
78:
77:
76:
75:
71:
50:
33:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2760:
2750:
2749:
2744:
2727:
2726:
2721:
2718:
2717:
2715:
2714:
2708:
2701:
2699:
2695:
2694:
2692:
2691:
2686:
2681:
2676:
2671:
2666:
2661:
2656:
2651:
2646:
2641:
2639:St Ann Without
2636:
2631:
2629:South Heighton
2626:
2621:
2616:
2611:
2609:Plumpton Green
2606:
2601:
2596:
2591:
2586:
2581:
2576:
2571:
2566:
2561:
2556:
2551:
2546:
2541:
2536:
2531:
2526:
2521:
2519:Barcombe Mills
2516:
2514:Barcombe Cross
2511:
2505:
2503:
2499:
2498:
2496:
2495:
2490:
2485:
2480:
2475:
2469:
2467:
2463:
2462:
2459:Lewes District
2454:
2453:
2446:
2439:
2431:
2425:
2424:
2417:
2416:External links
2414:
2411:
2410:
2384:
2352:
2343:
2317:
2306:. 23 July 2008
2295:
2270:
2261:
2246:
2226:
2201:
2176:
2161:
2116:
2104:National Trust
2091:
2067:
2037:
2011:
1985:
1970:
1945:
1919:
1896:
1895:
1893:
1890:
1868:Falmer station
1866:Main article:
1863:
1862:Falmer station
1860:
1844:public enquiry
1832:Falmer Stadium
1826:Falmer Stadium
1824:Main article:
1821:
1818:
1810:
1807:
1750:
1747:
1738:Romano-British
1715:
1712:
1653:
1650:
1596:
1593:
1523:
1520:
1507:
1504:
1496:eggs and bacon
1446:South Down Way
1435:
1432:
1359:
1356:
1257:
1254:
1246:Neckera crispa
1183:
1180:
1164:clouded yellow
1112:
1109:
1094:Horsted Keynes
1074:Housedean Farm
1068:St Mary's Farm
1046:Park Wall Farm
1025:
1022:
1013:
1010:
971:
968:
956:chalk milkwort
892:
889:
865:
862:
827:
824:
808:
805:
792:
789:
775:
772:
760:Falmer Stadium
747:
744:
704:St Ann Without
685:National Trust
657:
656:
655:
651:
650:
646:
645:
643:
638:
635:
634:
632:
625:
622:
621:
619:St Ann Without
616:
601:
599:
593:
592:
590:
583:
580:
579:
570:
557:
545:
542:
541:
534:
533:
526:
519:
511:
504:
501:
478:William Craven
443:
440:
409:Falmer Stadium
389:Lewes District
376:
375:
363:50.88°N 0.09°W
343:
342:
337:
332:
327:
325:List of places
321:
318:
317:
315:
314:
308:
306:
300:
299:
296:
295:
290:
284:
283:
278:
272:
271:
266:
260:
259:
256:
255:
252:
246:
245:
240:
234:
233:
230:
224:
223:
222:United Kingdom
220:
214:
213:
206:
200:
199:
197:
196:
190:
188:
182:
181:
179:
178:
172:
170:
164:
163:
161:
160:
154:
152:
146:
145:
139:
132:
131:
122:
116:
115:
112:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
79:
73:
72:
65:
64:
58:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
48:
40:
39:
31:
21:Falmer Stadium
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2759:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2739:
2737:
2724:
2719:
2713:
2709:
2707:
2703:
2702:
2700:
2696:
2690:
2687:
2685:
2682:
2680:
2677:
2675:
2672:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2660:
2657:
2655:
2652:
2650:
2649:South Chailey
2647:
2645:
2642:
2640:
2637:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2627:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2617:
2615:
2612:
2610:
2607:
2605:
2602:
2600:
2597:
2595:
2594:North Chailey
2592:
2590:
2587:
2585:
2582:
2580:
2577:
2575:
2572:
2570:
2567:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2550:
2547:
2545:
2542:
2540:
2537:
2535:
2532:
2530:
2527:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2506:
2504:
2500:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2484:
2481:
2479:
2476:
2474:
2471:
2470:
2468:
2464:
2460:
2452:
2447:
2445:
2440:
2438:
2433:
2432:
2429:
2423:
2420:
2419:
2398:
2394:
2388:
2369:
2362:
2356:
2347:
2331:
2327:
2321:
2305:
2299:
2284:
2280:
2274:
2265:
2257:
2253:
2249:
2247:0-7134-2853-8
2243:
2239:
2238:
2230:
2215:
2211:
2205:
2190:
2186:
2180:
2172:
2168:
2164:
2158:
2154:
2153:
2145:
2143:
2141:
2139:
2137:
2135:
2133:
2131:
2129:
2127:
2125:
2123:
2121:
2105:
2101:
2095:
2089:
2085:
2080:
2078:
2076:
2074:
2072:
2055:
2051:
2047:
2041:
2025:
2021:
2015:
1999:
1995:
1989:
1981:
1977:
1973:
1971:0-904889-64-5
1967:
1963:
1962:
1954:
1952:
1950:
1933:
1929:
1923:
1907:
1901:
1897:
1889:
1887:
1883:
1874:
1869:
1859:
1857:
1853:
1850:in 2005, but
1849:
1845:
1841:
1837:
1833:
1827:
1817:
1815:
1806:
1804:
1800:
1796:
1791:
1789:
1785:
1782:
1778:
1773:
1771:
1765:
1763:
1759:
1754:
1746:
1743:
1739:
1735:
1730:
1726:Rocky Clump (
1720:
1711:
1709:
1705:
1702:
1697:
1691:
1689:
1685:
1681:
1677:
1673:
1669:
1665:
1660:
1649:
1646:
1641:
1637:
1633:
1629:
1625:
1620:
1616:
1611:
1601:
1595:Moon's Bottom
1592:
1589:
1584:
1580:
1576:
1572:
1568:
1563:
1557:
1554:
1549:
1545:
1541:
1540:Highpark Wood
1537:
1536:Millbank Wood
1528:
1519:
1517:
1513:
1503:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1489:
1485:
1481:
1477:
1473:
1468:
1462:
1460:
1456:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1431:
1429:
1425:
1421:
1417:
1413:
1409:
1405:
1401:
1397:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1382:Domesday book
1378:
1374:is Moustone (
1373:
1364:
1355:
1353:
1352:common orache
1349:
1345:
1341:
1337:
1333:
1328:
1324:
1320:
1319:Kingston Hill
1316:
1312:
1308:
1303:
1301:
1297:
1292:
1291:funerary urns
1287:
1283:
1279:
1270:
1262:
1253:
1252:, in places.
1251:
1247:
1243:
1239:
1235:
1231:
1230:yellow rattle
1227:
1223:
1219:
1215:
1214:right to roam
1211:
1207:
1203:
1198:
1190:Waterpit Hill
1188:
1182:Waterpit Hill
1179:
1177:
1173:
1169:
1165:
1161:
1157:
1153:
1152:marbled white
1149:
1145:
1141:
1137:
1133:
1128:
1122:
1119:
1108:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1071:
1069:
1065:
1064:right to roam
1061:
1056:
1051:
1047:
1038:
1030:
1021:
1019:
1009:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
991:
986:
976:
967:
965:
961:
957:
953:
949:
945:
941:
936:
934:
930:
926:
921:
915:
905:
897:
888:
886:
881:
875:
872:
861:
859:
855:
851:
847:
842:
832:
823:
821:
816:
814:
804:
802:
798:
788:
780:
774:Falmer Church
771:
769:
765:
761:
757:
753:
743:
741:
737:
733:
729:
725:
721:
717:
713:
709:
705:
702:to its west,
701:
697:
692:
690:
686:
680:
678:
674:
665:
644:
642:
639:
637:
636:
633:
626:
624:
623:
620:
617:
609:
600:
598:
595:
594:
591:
584:
582:
581:
578:
574:
571:
569:
565:
561:
558:
556:
552:
549:
548:
543:
539:
532:
527:
525:
520:
518:
513:
512:
509:
500:
498:
494:
490:
485:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
465:
461:
457:
453:
449:
439:
437:
433:
429:
424:
421:
417:
412:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
372:
341:
338:
336:
333:
331:
328:
323:
322:
319:
313:
310:
309:
307:
305:
301:
297:
294:
291:
289:
285:
282:
279:
277:
273:
270:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
251:
247:
244:
241:
239:
235:
231:
229:
225:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
205:
201:
195:
192:
191:
189:
187:
183:
177:
174:
173:
171:
169:
165:
159:
156:
155:
153:
151:
147:
144:
140:
138:
133:
128:
123:
121:
117:
113:
111:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
83:
62:
53:
46:
41:
36:
30:
26:
22:
2712:Burgess Hill
2654:South Street
2558:
2401:. Retrieved
2397:the original
2387:
2377:24 September
2375:. Retrieved
2368:the original
2355:
2346:
2336:17 September
2334:. Retrieved
2329:
2320:
2310:19 September
2308:. Retrieved
2298:
2288:19 September
2286:. Retrieved
2282:
2273:
2264:
2236:
2229:
2219:19 September
2217:. Retrieved
2213:
2204:
2194:20 September
2192:. Retrieved
2188:
2179:
2151:
2109:19 September
2107:. Retrieved
2103:
2094:
2088:L.F. Salzman
2058:. Retrieved
2040:
2028:. Retrieved
2024:The Guardian
2023:
2014:
2002:. Retrieved
1997:
1988:
1960:
1936:. Retrieved
1932:the original
1922:
1910:. Retrieved
1900:
1879:
1856:Hazel Blears
1829:
1812:
1792:
1788:Norman Baker
1781:Conservative
1774:
1766:
1755:
1752:
1725:
1708:stone circle
1704:stone circle
1692:
1655:
1614:
1606:
1575:small copper
1558:
1547:
1543:
1539:
1535:
1533:
1522:Stanmer Down
1516:Stanmer Park
1509:
1463:
1437:
1424:hairy violet
1408:spring sedge
1369:
1348:field madder
1323:Seaford Head
1315:Lewes Brooks
1307:agribusiness
1304:
1275:
1250:Abida secale
1206:yellowhammer
1193:
1123:
1114:
1083:
1073:
1072:
1067:
1060:yellowhammer
1049:
1045:
1043:
1015:
981:
964:emperor moth
958:. There are
937:
910:
891:Loose Bottom
876:
867:
837:
817:
813:Lewes Priory
810:
794:
785:
766:which is in
749:
693:
681:
670:
607:
537:
486:
468:
464:Lewes Priory
452:Wilton Abbey
445:
425:
413:
385:civil parish
380:
379:
368:50.88; -0.09
29:
2698:Other areas
2684:Wivelsfield
2529:Bishopstone
2403:15 November
2060:23 December
1768:years. The
1722:Rocky Clump
1714:Rocky Clump
1583:common blue
1579:small heath
1256:Balmer Down
1238:wild carrot
1234:devil's bit
1210:David Bangs
1160:common blue
1148:brown argus
1084:Balmer Farm
960:adonis blue
944:devil's-bit
933:burnet rose
791:Falmer pond
756:Rottingdean
752:Woodingdean
446:Before the
393:East Sussex
366: /
340:East Sussex
281:East Sussex
176:East Sussex
82:East Sussex
2736:Categories
2679:Westmeston
2599:Piddinghoe
2524:Beddingham
2483:Peacehaven
2030:20 October
2004:20 October
1938:12 October
1892:References
1834:, home of
1749:Governance
1729:TQ 328 101
1696:TQ 334 105
1659:TQ 330 110
1645:TQ 343 106
1619:TQ 338 105
1610:TQ 340 106
1588:TQ 344 120
1562:TQ 342 116
1492:red clover
1480:Bronze Age
1467:TQ 362 117
1441:TQ 365 116
1420:wild basil
1387:TQ 361 110
1377:TQ 363 117
1197:TQ 352 105
1127:TQ 348 100
1118:TQ 348 103
1104:TQ 357 096
1099:blackthorn
1089:TQ 358 099
1079:TQ 369 092
1055:TQ 350 099
1050:Ridge Farm
985:TQ 367 080
920:TQ 365 080
914:TQ 362 080
880:TQ 371 085
871:TQ 369 087
858:1987 gales
841:TQ 363 087
720:Westmeston
555:Westmeston
458:, wife of
194:South East
100:Population
2634:Southease
2624:Spithurst
2544:Ditchling
2488:Telscombe
2171:701098669
1980:495468780
1793:Prior to
1632:tormentil
1567:harebells
1484:harebells
1404:tormentil
1344:knotgrass
1144:brimstone
925:earthwork
716:Ditchling
551:Ditchling
474:Charles I
470:Edward II
288:Ambulance
228:Post town
2706:Saltdean
2604:Plumpton
2509:Barcombe
2478:Newhaven
2054:Archived
2052:. 2012.
1912:26 April
1760:ward of
1758:Kingston
1734:Iron Age
1664:Hericium
1624:cowslips
1571:cowslips
1553:TQ 34 11
1548:Bow Hill
1500:scabious
1488:rockrose
1476:Iron Age
1472:Lynchets
1459:Plumpton
1416:rockrose
1392:Roe Deer
1372:Blackcap
1358:Moustone
1296:Cornwall
1282:Iron Age
1226:harebell
1218:cowslips
1202:skylarks
797:Brighton
762:and the
728:Plumpton
712:Kingston
677:lynchets
564:Plumpton
436:The Keep
416:A27 road
397:Brighton
232:BRIGHTON
150:District
127:TQ347105
2619:Rodmell
2614:Ringmer
2534:Chailey
2493:Seaford
2256:1257426
2086:, edd.
1820:Stadium
1412:cowslip
1400:Kestrel
1311:lynchet
1300:Ireland
1242:thistle
1222:orchids
952:rampion
940:cowslip
854:beeches
850:bustard
456:Gundred
442:History
387:in the
351:50°53′N
335:England
210:England
204:Country
135:•
110:Density
108:•
2659:Streat
2589:Newick
2574:Hamsey
2569:Glynde
2559:Falmer
2539:Denton
2254:
2244:
2169:
2159:
1978:
1968:
1795:Brexit
1779:. The
1742:sarsen
1701:sarsen
1498:, and
1327:sarsen
948:betony
846:cranes
740:Hamsey
738:, and
724:Streat
608:Falmer
577:Hamsey
560:Streat
434:, and
430:, the
381:Falmer
354:0°05′W
269:Sussex
264:Police
186:Region
137:London
74:Falmer
38:Falmer
2579:Iford
2564:Firle
2473:Lewes
2466:Towns
2371:(PDF)
2364:(PDF)
1998:Metro
1809:Sport
1777:Lewes
1542:, is
1156:small
1024:Farms
1006:robin
994:beech
801:Lewes
708:Lewes
401:Lewes
312:Lewes
254:01273
158:Lewes
2405:2008
2379:2008
2338:2021
2312:2021
2290:2021
2252:OCLC
2242:ISBN
2221:2021
2196:2021
2167:OCLC
2157:ISBN
2111:2021
2062:2012
2032:2021
2006:2021
1976:OCLC
1966:ISBN
1940:2015
1914:2008
1638:and
1581:and
1569:and
1538:and
1514:and
1478:and
1457:and
1426:and
1398:and
1396:Hare
1350:and
1170:and
1162:and
1158:and
1004:and
1002:wren
954:and
799:and
694:The
399:and
276:Fire
92:Area
1648:).
1298:or
998:ash
407:'s
391:of
243:BN1
2738::
2328:.
2281:.
2250:.
2212:.
2187:.
2165:.
2119:^
2102:.
2070:^
2048:.
2022:.
1996:.
1974:.
1948:^
1888:.
1805:.
1690:,
1634:,
1577:,
1546:,
1494:,
1490:,
1486:,
1453:,
1430:.
1422:,
1418:,
1414:,
1410:,
1394:,
1354:.
1346:,
1342:,
1338:,
1334:,
1317:,
1236:,
1232:,
1228:,
1224:,
1220:,
1208:.
1178:.
1154:,
1150:,
1146:,
1070:.
1008:.
996:,
950:,
946:,
860:.
770:.
734:,
730:,
726:,
722:,
718:,
484:.
411:.
330:UK
2450:e
2443:t
2436:v
2407:.
2381:.
2340:.
2314:.
2292:.
2258:.
2223:.
2198:.
2173:.
2113:.
2064:.
2034:.
2008:.
1982:.
1942:.
1916:.
1736:/
1086:(
1076:(
1052:(
530:e
523:t
516:v
143:N
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
