historic county of Sussex

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The historic county of Sussex is a traditional region in South East England on the English Channel, known for its coastal resorts, the South Downs, and a distinct cultural and administrative history predating modern county boundaries.

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Statements (74)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic county
traditional region
borders English Channel NERFINISHED
Hampshire NERFINISHED
Kent NERFINISHED
Surrey NERFINISHED
contains Arundel NERFINISHED
Arundel Castle NERFINISHED
Ashdown Forest NERFINISHED
Battle Abbey NERFINISHED
Beachy Head NERFINISHED
Bexhill-on-Sea NERFINISHED
Bodiam Castle NERFINISHED
Bognor Regis NERFINISHED
Brighton NERFINISHED
Burgess Hill NERFINISHED
Chanctonbury Ring NERFINISHED
Chichester NERFINISHED
Chichester Cathedral NERFINISHED
Crawley NERFINISHED
Devil's Dyke NERFINISHED
Eastbourne NERFINISHED
Gatwick Airport NERFINISHED
Goodwood NERFINISHED
Hastings NERFINISHED
Haywards Heath NERFINISHED
High Weald NERFINISHED
Horsham NERFINISHED
Lewes NERFINISHED
Littlehampton NERFINISHED
Midhurst NERFINISHED
Newhaven NERFINISHED
Petworth NERFINISHED
River Adur NERFINISHED
River Arun NERFINISHED
River Ouse NERFINISHED
River Rother (Sussex) NERFINISHED
Rye NERFINISHED
Seven Sisters cliffs NERFINISHED
Shoreham-by-Sea NERFINISHED
South Downs NERFINISHED
Uckfield NERFINISHED
Worthing NERFINISHED
country England
hasCoastlineOn English Channel NERFINISHED
hasHighestPoint Blackdown NERFINISHED
hasHistoricStatus one of the historic counties of England
hasMotto We wunt be druv
hasPart Brighton and Hove NERFINISHED
East Sussex NERFINISHED
West Sussex NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalDay Sussex Day NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalSubdivisions rapes of Sussex
highestPointElevation 280 metres
historicalCapital Chichester NERFINISHED
historicalRegionOf Kingdom of Sussex NERFINISHED
knownFor Norman castles
South Downs NERFINISHED
Wealden landscape
coastal resorts
distinct cultural identity
medieval churches
languageVariety Sussex dialect
locatedIn South East England
locatedOn English Channel
preDates modern administrative counties of East Sussex and West Sussex
traditionalCountyTown Lewes NERFINISHED
traditionalDayDate 16 June
wasDividedInto Rape of Arundel NERFINISHED
Rape of Bramber NERFINISHED
Rape of Chichester NERFINISHED
Rape of Hastings NERFINISHED
Rape of Lewes NERFINISHED
Rape of Pevensey NERFINISHED

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Lord Lieutenant of Sussex appliesToJurisdiction historic county of Sussex
historic county of Surrey bordersHistoricCounty historic county of Sussex
Hove locatedIn historic county of Sussex