Where is Newhaven Cemetery?

Newhaven Cemetery is in East Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN9 9RN), in the parish of Newhaven.

Is Newhaven Cemetery a protected site?

Yes — Newhaven Cemetery is part of the Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.

How do I get to Newhaven Cemetery?

The nearest railway station is Newhaven Town, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN9 9RN.

Cemeteries · South East England

Newhaven Cemetery

Also known as: Newhaven, Dwyrain Sussex

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Newhaven Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

Cemetery chapels, Newhaven - geograph.org.uk - 3529222 — Robin Webster — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Newhaven Town · 1.5 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Newhaven Cemetery is a cemetery in East Sussex, South-East England of architectural and local-history note. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Lewes parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Newhaven Town, about 1.5 km away. Postcode area BN9.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Newhaven is a port town in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England, lying at the mouth of the River Ouse. The town developed during the Middle Ages as the nearby port of Seaford began drying up, forcing a new port to be established. A sheltered harbour was built in the mid-16th century, and a breakwater in the late 18th, to provide continued access to the sea. Newhaven increased in importance following the arrival of the railway in 1847, and regular cross-Channel ferry services to Dieppe. Though these have been reduced in the 21st century, Newhaven still provides regular ferry services and continues to be used as an important freight terminal. In 2021 the parish had a population of 12,854.

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Background

History

The village was of little maritime importance until the opening of the railway line to Lewes in 1847. In 1848, the exiled French King Louis Philippe I landed here in disguise after abdicating his throne. The London, Brighton & South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) constructed their own wharf and facilities on the east side of the river, and opened the Newhaven harbour railway station. The railway also funded the dredging of the channel and other improvements to the harbour between 1850 and 1878, to enable it to be used by cross-channel ferries, and in 1863 the LB&SCR and the Chemin de Fer de l'Ouest introduced the Newhaven-Dieppe passenger service. The harbour was officially recognised as 'The Port…

Architecture

The main part of the town is located on the west side of the river, there is also a residential area at Denton and Mount Pleasant on the slopes of the Downs to the east. Industrial areas lay on the east side of the river as do all three of the railway stations which serve Newhaven; Newhaven Town, Newhaven Harbour and the now redundant Newhaven Marine. Recent housing development has taken place at the West Quay, Harbour Heights, August Fields and the old Parker Pen site (Safford Park).

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Coordinates: 50.7997, 0.0353
County: East Sussex
District: Lewes
Parish: Newhaven
Postcode: BN9 9RN
Parliamentary constituency: Lewes
Nearest railway station: Newhaven Town — 1.5 km
Official site: www.newhaventowncouncil.gov.uk

Sources

osm: w45073658 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Newhaven (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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