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East Sussex

East Sussex is a county in England's southeastern corner, right on the coast of the English Channel. Lewes is the county seat since it is the county's main administrative hub. Eastbourne and Hastings (both of which are boroughs) along with Lewes, Rother, and Wealden make up the administrative districts of the county. The unitary authority of Brighton and Hove is also included in the geographic county, in addition to the aforementioned districts. The county seat, as well as the rest of the county, are located within Sussex County, which is the historical county.

The South Downs, a range of chalk hills that runs parallel to the county's coastline and culminates in a line of towering cliffs at Beachy Head, dominates the landscape here. The ridges of The Weald, a region of sands and clays heavily covered by woods and heath, may be seen to the north of those hills, where the northern face forms an abrupt scarp line. A key access site for early invaders into Britain, the reclaimed marshes of Pevensey Levels are located in the county's southeast, beyond Beachy Head. Even further cliffs can be found along the coast east of Hastings.

Hove, Brighton, Peacehaven, Seaford, Eastbourne, Bexhill, and Hastings stretch out along the coast. Every one of those cities is within reasonable commuting distance to London because to the reliability of the city's frequent electric-rail services. The county is home to several historical landmarks, including as castles and abbeys from the 12th and 13th centuries and churches that date back to the Saxon period. Before moving to its current location in 1990, the Royal Greenwich Observatory was situated in the Herstmonceux Castle (c. 1440) for over half a century. In 1961, the Falmer campus of the University of Sussex was established not far from Brighton. Cattle are raised and hops are grown, though not to the same extent as in the past.

Sunlight is abundant in East Sussex, as it is in other coastal counties in the south. This is a significant increase over the yearly average of roughly 1,340 hours of sunshine in the UK.

Geography

The South Downs, a band of modest chalk hills that runs through the southern section of the county from west to east, can be found in East Sussex and are a mirror image of the North Downs in Kent. It is bounded to the north by a series of parallel valleys and ridges, the highest of which is the Weald (the Hastings beds and Wealden Clay). Hastings is where sandstones and clays meet the ocean, while Beachy Head is where the Downs meet the sea. Wealden basin contains 4.4 billion barrels of oil, according to a 2014 assessment, which former Economic and Energy Minister Michael Fallon stated "would bring jobs and business possibilities" and greatly help with UK energy self-sufficiency. To accomplish these goals, however, fracking in the area is necessary, which has been met with opposition from environmentalists.