Sussex, county, SE England, since 1888 divided for administrative purposes into East Sussex (1991 pop. 670,600), 693 sq mi (1,795 sq km), and West Sussex (1991 pop. 692,800), 768 sq mi (1,990 sq km). Lewes Lewes (l
`ĭs,–ĭz), town (1991 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. is the county seat of East Sussex; Chichester Chichester (chĭ`chĭstər), town (1991 pop. 26,050) and district, West Sussex, S England.
..... Click the link for more information. is the administrative center for West Sussex. The South Downs—low, rolling hills that cross the county from east to west and terminate at Beachy Head on the English Channel coast—are the county's most notable geographical feature. The principal streams are the Arun, the Ouse, the Rother, and the Adur. The long coast line along the Channel is famous for its resorts, such as Brighton Brighton, city (1991 pop. 134,581) and district, East Sussex, SE England. The largest and most popular resort in S England, Brighton also has engineering works and factories that manufacture office machinery, machine tools, electrical apparatus, vacuum cleaners,
..... Click the link for more information. and Eastbourne Eastbourne (ēst`bôrn), city (1991 pop. 86,715) and district, East Sussex, SE England.
..... Click the link for more information. . Sussex is primarily an agricultural region devoted to dairy farming, wheat growing, and market gardening. It has many residential suburbs of London. The old kingdom of the South Saxons (Sussex) was founded by King Ælle in the late 5th cent. Later the region was incorporated into Wessex. William I (William the Conqueror) landed at Pevensey Pevensey (pĕv`ənzē), small town (1991 pop. 2,725), East Sussex, S England, on the English Channel.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1066 and defeated Harold's Saxons at Hastings Hastings, city (1991 pop. 74,979) and district, East Sussex, SE England. A resort and residential city, Hastings is backed by cliffs and has a 3-mi (4.8-km) marine esplanade, parks, and bathing beaches. The site was occupied in Roman times.
..... Click the link for more information. . In 1974, East Sussex and West Sussex were reorganized as nonmetropolitan counties.
Sussex
`ĭs,–ĭz), town (1991 pop...... Click the link for more information. is the county seat of East Sussex; Chichester Chichester (chĭ`chĭstər), town (1991 pop. 26,050) and district, West Sussex, S England.
..... Click the link for more information. is the administrative center for West Sussex. The South Downs—low, rolling hills that cross the county from east to west and terminate at Beachy Head on the English Channel coast—are the county's most notable geographical feature. The principal streams are the Arun, the Ouse, the Rother, and the Adur. The long coast line along the Channel is famous for its resorts, such as Brighton Brighton, city (1991 pop. 134,581) and district, East Sussex, SE England. The largest and most popular resort in S England, Brighton also has engineering works and factories that manufacture office machinery, machine tools, electrical apparatus, vacuum cleaners,
..... Click the link for more information. and Eastbourne Eastbourne (ēst`bôrn), city (1991 pop. 86,715) and district, East Sussex, SE England.
..... Click the link for more information. . Sussex is primarily an agricultural region devoted to dairy farming, wheat growing, and market gardening. It has many residential suburbs of London. The old kingdom of the South Saxons (Sussex) was founded by King Ælle in the late 5th cent. Later the region was incorporated into Wessex. William I (William the Conqueror) landed at Pevensey Pevensey (pĕv`ənzē), small town (1991 pop. 2,725), East Sussex, S England, on the English Channel.
..... Click the link for more information. in 1066 and defeated Harold's Saxons at Hastings Hastings, city (1991 pop. 74,979) and district, East Sussex, SE England. A resort and residential city, Hastings is backed by cliffs and has a 3-mi (4.8-km) marine esplanade, parks, and bathing beaches. The site was occupied in Roman times.
..... Click the link for more information. . In 1974, East Sussex and West Sussex were reorganized as nonmetropolitan counties.
Sussex
1. (until 1974) a county of SE England, now divided into the separate counties of East Sussex and West Sussex
2. (in Anglo-Saxon England) the kingdom of the South Saxons, which became a shire of the kingdom of Wessex in the early 9th century ad
3. a breed of red beef cattle originally from Sussex
4. a heavy and long-established breed of domestic fowl used principally as a table bird
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