Towns & cities · South East England
Falmer
Falmer — village in Lewes District, East Sussex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Falmer · 2.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Falmer is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 17 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 153 people. Address: BN1. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Lewes District, East Sussex, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.8800°, -0.0900°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Clayton to Offham Escarpment SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Falmer is a small village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England, lying between Brighton and Lewes, approximately five miles (8 km) north-east of the former. It is also the site of Brighton & Hove Albion's Falmer Stadium. Falmer village is divided by the A27 road. North of the dual carriageway 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 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. The campuses of the University of Sussex, the University of Brighton, and The Keep, are all nearby.
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Background
History
Before the Norman conquest of England, the manor of Falmer was held by Wilton Abbey. After the conquest most of it appears to have been given to Gundred, wife of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey. Charles I granted the manor to Edward Ditchfield in 1628 or 1629 and he sold it to William Craven. At this time its manor extended over 3060 acre. The Cravens lost it because of their support of the King during the English Civil War. Due to the proximity of Falmer to the city of Brighton and Hove, the parish has been substantially affected by the twentieth-century development of its large neighbour. Since the 1960s it has been home to the University of Sussex campus, and in the 1990s, the…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8800, -0.0900
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Lewes
- Parish
- Falmer
- Postcode
- BN1
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewes
- Population
- 153
- Nearest railway station
- Falmer — 2 km
- Official site
- www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1005234 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Falmer (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: South St., Falmer.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Falmer?
- Falmer is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN1), in the parish of Falmer.
- Is Falmer a protected site?
- Yes — Falmer is part of the Clayton to Offham Escarpment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the High Weald National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Falmer free to visit?
- Yes, Falmer is free to enter.
- How do I get to Falmer?
- The nearest railway station is Falmer, about 2.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN1.