Lewes

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Lewes ( ) is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider district of the same name. and lies on the River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the South Downs. Lewes is approximately 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Brighton, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Eastbourne, and 25 miles (40 km) west of Hastings. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 16,723. A traditional market town and centre of communications, in 1264 it was the site of the Battle of Lewes. The town's landmarks include Lewes Castle, Lewes Priory, Bull House (the former home of Thomas Paine), Southover Grange and public gardens, and a 16th-century timber-framed Wealden hall house known as Anne of Cleves House. Other notable features of the area include the Glyndebourne festival, the Lewes Bonfire celebrations and the Lewes Pound.

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