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Sussex has been a key location for England's major invasions, including the Roman invasion of Britain and the Battle of Hastings.
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The Sussex coast has always suffered from occasional violent storms ; with the additional hazard of longshore drift ( the eastward movement of shingle along the coast ) the coastline has been frequently changing.
For example, a pub in Crowborough, East Sussex called The Crow and Gate has an image of a crow with gates as wings.
In an attempt to expand the collections away from these unfavourable conditions, Kew has established two out-stations, at Wakehurst Place in Sussex, a National Trust property, and ( jointly with the Forestry Commission ) Bedgebury Pinetum in Kent, the latter specialising in growing conifers.
In " His Last Bow ", Holmes has retired to a small farm on the Sussex Downs in 1903 – 1904, as chronicled by Watson in his preface to the series of stories entitled " His Last Bow.
The station has a busy daytime schedule and during the evening offers a range of genre programming, all from Sussex students from 10 am to 2 am daily.
Sussex has academic staff from over 50 countries and students from over 120 countries.
Such study abroad opportunities are a result of the strong relationships Sussex has with a number of institutions including all campuses of The federal University of California.
* 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa — Prime Minister of Canada ( who also has a country residence Harrington Lake )
Powell claimed that " Saddam Hussein has a long way to go yet before his troops come storming up the beaches of Kent or Sussex ".
An unusually exotic theory of sonoluminescence, which has received much popular attention, is the Casimir energy theory suggested by noted physicist Julian Schwinger and more thoroughly considered in a paper by Claudia Eberlein of the University of Sussex.
It has been argued that Offa's authority was recognised early in his reign by local kings in western Sussex, but that eastern Sussex ( the area around Hastings ) submitted to him less readily.
A modern museum has been built by the Sussex Archaeological Society, incorporating most of the visible remains including one wing of the palace.
St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, West Sussex has cells running around a square cloister approximately 400 m ( one quarter mile ) on a side, making it the largest cloister in Europe.
Sussex has three main geographic sub-regions, each orientated approximately east to west.
The whole of Sussex has had a single police force since 1968.
The Flag of Sussex is based on the coat of arms of Sussex | heraldic shield of Sussex which has been used to represent the county since at least as far back as 1622: Azure, six martlet s or
Natural England has identified the following seven natural areas in Sussex:
The principal area of settlement in the 5th century has been identified as between the lower Ouse and Cuckmere rivers in East Sussex, based on the number of Anglo-Saxon cemeteries there.
Brighton also has buses that run on recycled bio-fuel, obtained from locally-sourced used cooking oil ; The Big Lemon runs from the University of Sussex into the centre of Brighton regularly.
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The Anglo-Saxon invasion may have involved military coordination of different groups within the invaders, with a leader who had authority over many different groups and Ælle of Sussex may have been such a leader.
This was aimed principally at England's outstanding bowler James Southerton who had been playing for both Surrey and Sussex, having been born in one and living in the other.
* Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex or possibly Cerdic of Wessex ( approximate date ; suggested dates range from 490 to 517 ).
However, doubts have been expressed about the authenticity of the charters which support this version of events, and it is possible that Offa's direct involvement in Sussex was limited to a short period around 770 – 771.
According to Bede, Æðelwealh, king of Sussex, had previously been baptised in Mercia at the suggestion of Wulfhere, who presented him with the Isle of Wight and the Meonwara.
The earldom of Sussex seems later to have been sometimes combined with that of Kent.
When he died in 1053, Godwin was succeeded as Earl of Wessex ( including Sussex ) by his son Harold, who had previously been Earl of East Anglia.
The University of Sussex in the UK has also achieved a reputation in this field of study, and the Sussex emphasis on broad interdisciplinary study has been particularly useful in relevant teaching and research.
These fragments consisted of parts of a skull and jawbone, said to have been collected in 1912 from a gravel pit at Piltdown, East Sussex, England.
In the United Kingdom, ducal titles which have been given within the royal family include Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence, Duke of York, Duke of Gloucester, Duke of Bedford, Duke of Cumberland, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Albany, Duke of Ross, Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Kent, Duke of Sussex, and Duke of Connaught and Strathearn.
Lewes has been influenced by its close proximity to the University of Sussex and Brighton University in terms of significant numbers of academics and students living in the town.
It is believed to have been built c. 1540 for Richard Bel ( l ) ingham, twice High Sheriff of Sussex, whose initials are carved into a fireplace, and whose coat of arms adorns a period plaster ceiling.
The Brighton and Sussex Medical School is one of four new medical schools to have been created as part of the UK government ’ s strategy of increasing the number of qualified doctors from the UK working in the NHS.
The Sussex Emerald has been labelled a Priority Species in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.
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The faculty hosts STEM Sussex which works in partnership with schools, businesses and other organisations to enhance delivery of the science, technology, engineering and maths ( STEM ) curricula at all key stages and to improve achievements in these subjects.
In a few key locations the king gave his followers compact groups of estates including the six rapes of Sussex and the three earldoms of Chester, Shrewsbury and Hereford ; intended to protect the line of communication with Normandy and the Welsh border respectively.
Even excluding Sussex and London, South-east England has been one of the key areas of English folk music and collection.
First Great Western is the key operator for Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, and also serves Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, London, Hampshire, Dorset, South Wales and certain parts of the West Midlands.
This new readership was especially created by the expansion of higher education in Britain from the early 1960s on ; a key date being the foundation of the University of Sussex in 1961.
Cork also played a key role in Lancashire's run to the final of the 2006 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, where they played Sussex.
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The current county seat of Georgetown was settled upon on January 27, 1791 after residents in western Sussex County successfully petitioned the Delaware General Assembly to move the county seat to a central location as roads at the time made it too difficult to reach the county seat in Lewes.
On August 3, 1998, the male death row moved to its current location, the Sussex I State Prison, from the Mecklenburg Correctional Center.
With its location at the top of New Jersey, Sussex County is bordered by counties in New Jersey, and neighboring New York and Pennsylvania.
The original location was near to Sidney Sussex College, however it subsequently moved to its present location near Mill Road, Cambridge.
The town's location on the cusp of the Kent / East Sussex border means that the grammar schools in Kent are available for Crowborough pupils.
The charitable service ( for blinded armed forces personnel ) was relocated from Sussex as Church Stretton was thought to be a safe location.
It was filmed on location at Brightling, East Sussex.
Besides inhibiting summer cloud development, its coastal location also prevents extreme temperatures ; Whereas locations in the Sussex weald to the North can on occasion fall below or rise above, since 1960, the temperatures recorded at Bognor have never fallen below ( January 1963 ) or risen above ( June 1976 ).
For longer than a century a treacle mine was reputed to be located in Polegate, East Sussex, commemorated by a restaurant near its location.
A management buyout in 1987 moved the company headquarters to Newhaven, East Sussex, England which was the original location of the Valentine Pen Company previously acquired by Parker.
Horn Fair Day 2007 ; cricket in a steady drizzle. Ebernoe Horn Fair is held in the small Sussex village of Ebernoe, the location of which is about five miles north of Petworth ().
Sussex radio station Southern Sound looked upon Ocean Sound as a potential takeover target, citing its location in a prosperous and commercially attractive area of England.
In 1992, the station and its sister stations were subsequently merged with Sussex radio station Southern Sound to form Southern Radio plc, which was due to its location in a prosperous and commercially attractive area of England.
* Burial location of William Allen " West Sussex "
* Miles ' country house in the 2007 reunion ( Whithurst Park in Sussex ) is the same location used in Lewis Series 1 episode 1 " To Whom the Gods Would Destroy ".
The signalmen in the box spoke to railway control at, but due to confusion about the location of the trains police in East Sussex were first contacted.
In 1965, Bethany relocated a second time to its present location in Sussex, New Brunswick.
Saint Hill Manor is a country house at Saint Hill Green, Mid Sussex, near East Grinstead, West Sussex, England that serves as the location of the head office for the Church of Scientology in the United Kingdom.
It was filmed on location at the Gothic mansion of Sheffield Park in Sussex.
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