Book One. The Chronicles of Ussex: The Sword and The Amulet

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a b c "Surreal Friends". Pallant House Gallery. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011 . Retrieved 26 September 2012. RESULT: Sussex votes to leave by majority of just 4,400 votes". West Sussex County Times. 24 June 2017 . Retrieved 24 January 2018.

Apart from the physical landmarks such as the Downs and the Weald, East Sussex has a great many landmarks of historical interest. There are castles at Bodiam, Herstmonceux, Lewes and Pevensey; and defence works such as the Martello towers and Eastbourne Redoubt. [15] Battle Abbey, built to commemorate the Battle of Hastings; Bateman's, home of Rudyard Kipling, Hammerwood Park, one of the first examples of Greek Revival architecture in the UK; and the University of Sussex buildings at Falmer are among interesting buildings. Bexhill on sea is also home to the De La Warr Pavilion. East Sussex also includes two chalk hill figures, being the Litlington White Horse and the Long Man of Wilmington, which are both situated in the Sussex Downs.The combined population of Sussex as of 2021 was about 1.7 million. [nb 1] In 2021, Sussex had a population density of 451 per km 2, higher than the average for England of 434 per km 2. a b Kirby, Terry (3 June 2012). "Is English wine really as good as anything France has to offer?". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012 . Retrieved 5 October 2012. Brentry – How Norman rule reshaped England – England is indelibly European". The Economist. 24 December 2016 . Retrieved 19 February 2018. Bignor Roman Villa, West Sussex". The Heritage Trail. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012 . Retrieved 18 October 2012. This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( September 2020)

Wood-pasture and Parkland". Sussex Biodiversity Partnership. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013 . Retrieved 3 May 2012. Sussex is a historic county and cultural region in the south of England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, north-east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West Sussex and East Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove. The city of Brighton & Hove was created a unitary authority in 1997, and was granted City status in 2000. Until then Chichester had been Sussex's only city. By convention, Chichester is Sussex's capital city and Lewes is Sussex's county town. [3] [4] Regional GDP per capita in 2009: seven capital regions in the ten first places" (PDF). Eurostat. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2012 . Retrieved 17 May 2012. Lowland Calcareous Grassland Habitat Action Plan". Sussex Biodiversity Partnership. February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013 . Retrieved 16 May 2012. Biography: Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840-1922)". Fitzwilliam Museum. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012 . Retrieved 11 February 2012.Westernmost point – Stansted Park, Stoughton, West Sussex at 50°53′28.14″N 0°57′36.22″W / 50.8911500°N 0.9600611°W / 50.8911500; -0.9600611 a b Richard Childs. Parliamentary Representation in Leslies, An Historical Atlas of Sussex. pp. 72-73. Geographically a ria, Chichester Harbour in the west has some of Sussex's least developed coastline. To its east lies the Manhood Peninsula, with Selsey Bill at its southern tip. The 73km (45mi) bay east of Selsey Bill up to Beachy Head is sometimes known as the Bay of Sussex. [23] To the east of the Manhood peninsula lies Pagham Harbour. East of Pagham the coastline becomes more open until the man-made Shoreham Harbour. At Brighton the coastal plain is replaced by chalk cliffs which culminate in the Seven Sisters and the promontory of Beachy Head. The Pevensey Levels and a small area of flat coastline west of Hastings separate the cliffs of Beachy Head from the cliffs east of Hastings. West of Hastings at Bulverhythe and periodically exposed lies the remains of a submerged submarine forest, known locally as 'Moon Shore'. [24] Largest lakes and reservoirs [ edit ] Ardingly Reservoir

At the time of the Norman Conquest, there were four rapes: Arundel, Lewes, Pevensey and Hastings. The rape of Bramber was created later in the 11th century and the rape of Chichester was created in the 13th century. Roper, Jonathan (2007). "Sussex glossarists and their illustrative quotations" (PDF) . Retrieved 26 September 2012. Sussex creators of Banoffee Pie serve last slice as Eastbourne restaurant closes". The Argus. 14 January 2012 . Retrieved 6 October 2012.

During World War I, on 30 June 1916, the Royal Sussex Regiment took part in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué. [65] The day subsequently became known as The Day Sussex Died. [65] Within five hours the 17 officers and 349 men were killed, [65] and 1,000 men were wounded or taken prisoner. [65] In 1918 the terms of the armistice to be offered to Germany at the end of World War I were agreed at a meeting at Danny House, Hurstpierpoint. [66] With the declaration of World War II, Sussex found itself part of the country's frontline with its airfields playing a key role in the Battle of Britain and with its towns being some of the most frequently bombed. [67] Sussex was garrisoned by multiple British and Canadian Army units from 1940 until at least May 1942. [68] During the lead up to the Dieppe Raid and D-Day landings, the people of Sussex were witness to the buildup of military personnel and materials, including the assembly of landing crafts and construction of Mulberry harbours off the county's coast. [69]