Battlefields & battle sites · South East England
Friston Forest
Friston Forest in England South East, United Kingdom.
Simon Carey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Friston Forest is a registered historic battlefield in England South East, United Kingdom. Britain's battlefields range from the medieval clashes of the Wars of the Roses to the Civil War sieges and the 1745 Jacobite Rising at Culloden — most are open landscapes with interpretive trails and battle-monument markers.
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From the Wikipedia article
Friston Forest is a forest, located between Seaford and Eastbourne in East Sussex. It is part of the South Downs National Park area. The forest is managed by Forestry England and covers an area of 2.79 square kilometres, or 278.73 ha.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Friston Forest was planted in the 1930–40s by the Forestry Commission. The most common species of tree planted was beech, because of the chalk and limestone soil.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.7814, 0.1531
- County
- East Sussex
- District
- Wealden
- Parish
- Cuckmere Valley
- Postcode
- BN25 4AJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewes
Sources
- wikidata: Q106827354 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Friston Forest (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Friston Forest?
- Friston Forest is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN25 4AJ), in the parish of Cuckmere Valley.
- Who owns Friston Forest?
- Friston Forest is owned by Forestry England.
- How do I get to Friston Forest?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BN25 4AJ. It sits within the Lewes parliamentary constituency.