Cuckmere River
The Cuckmere River rises near Heathfield, East Sussex, England on the southern slopes of the Weald. The name of the river probably comes from an Old English word meaning "fast-flowing", since it descends over 100 m in its initial 6.4 kilometres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United Kingdom
- Also known as: “River Cuckmere”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cuckmere Haven and Cuckmere Haven War Memorial.
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: StephenDawson, 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westdean and Friston.
Friston
Village
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Dean and Friston is a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England.The two villages in the parish are in a dry valley on the South Downs – between Eastbourne three miles to the east and Seaford an equal distance to the west. Friston is situated 2½ miles east of Cuckmere River.
Cuckmere River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Seaford, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Cuckmere River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Cuckmere River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Cuckmere”
- Basque: “Cuckmere”
- Catalan: “riu Cuckmere”
- Catalan: “Riu Cuckmere”
- Cebuano: “Cuckmere River”
- Chinese: “库克米尔河”
- Czech: “Cuckmere”
- Dutch: “Cuckmere”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوكمير”
- French: “Cuckmere”
- French: “rivière Cuckmere”
- German: “Cuckmere”
- German: “River Cuckmere”
- Italian: “Cuckmere”
- Japanese: “カックメア川”
- Japanese: “チャックメア川”
- Persian: “رود کاکمر”
- Polish: “Cuckmere”
- Spanish: “Rio Cuckmere”
- Spanish: “Río Cuckmere”
- Swedish: “Cuckmere River”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sutton and Birling Gap.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seaford Head and Seven Sisters.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cuckmere River”. Photo: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.