Westdean
Cuckmere Valley is a civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. As its name suggests, the parish consists of a number of small settlements on the eastern side of the lower reaches of the River Cuckmere.Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village and former civil parish in East Sussex, England
- Also known as: “West Dean” and “West Dean, East Sussex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cuckmere Haven and Seven Sisters.
Cuckmere Haven
Photo: wildlife encounters, CC BY 2.0.
Cuckmere Haven is in the South Downs and East Sussex of England. Cuckmere Haven is an area of flood plains in Sussex, England where the river Cuckmere meets the English Channel between Eastbourne and Brighton.
Seven Sisters
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Ian Hawfinch, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Seven Sisters are a series of chalk sea cliffs on the English Channel coast, and are a stretch of the sea-eroded section of the South Downs range of hills, in the county of East Sussex, in south-east England. Seven Sisters is situated 2 miles south of Westdean.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litlington and Lullington.
Litlington
Village
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Litlington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cuckmere Valley, in the Wealden district of the county of East Sussex, England. It is located 3 miles ENE of Seaford on the south coast.
Lullington
Hamlet
Photo: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lullington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cuckmere Valley, in the Wealden district, in the county of East Sussex, England. Historically in Sussex, it lies 9⅓ miles southeast of Lewes, on a shoulder of the South Downs at the point where the River Cuckmere cuts through the downs. Lullington is situated 2 miles north of Westdean.
Lullington Heath
Locality
Photo: Kevin Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lullington Heath is a 72.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Eastbourne in East Sussex. It is a national nature reserve and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. Lullington Heath is situated 2 miles northeast of Westdean.
Westdean
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Cuckmere Valley, Wealden District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.77729° or 50° 46′ 38″ northLongitude
0.15971° or 0° 9′ 35″ eastElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9F22Q5G5+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 708462175OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Swedish—“Westdean” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Westdean”
- Ladin: “Westdean”
- Latin: “Dena Orientalis”
- Polish: “Westdean”
- Swedish: “Westdean”
- “Westdean”
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