Rottingdean
Rottingdean is a village in Brighton on the south coast of England. Although on the coast this was a farming village rather than a fishing one. But it was not disconnected from the sea as it used to be known as the smugglers' village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodingdean Water Well and Saltdean Lido.
Woodingdean Water Well
Photo: Yiorgos Stamoulis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Woodingdean Water Well is the deepest hand-dug well in the world, at 390 metres deep. It was dug to provide water for a workhouse. Work on the well started in 1858, and was finished four years later, on 16 March 1862.
Saltdean Lido
Water park
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltdean Lido at Saltdean Park Road, Saltdean, in the city of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England, is an Art Deco lido designed by architect R.W.H.
Beacon Hill
Grassland
Beacon Hill is an 18.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Rottingdean, on the eastern outskirts of Brighton in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brighton and Saltdean.
Brighton
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brighton is a seaside resort in East Sussex, south-eastern coast of England, 76 km south of London. In 1997, the district of Brighton merged with Hove to form the City of Brighton and Hove which was given city status in 2001.
Saltdean
Suburb
Photo: Sdonner, Public domain.
Saltdean is a coastal village largely within the city of Brighton and Hove, with part located in Lewes district. Saltdean is approximately 5 miles east of central Brighton, 5 miles west of Newhaven, and 6 miles south of Lewes.
Rottingdean
- Type: Locality
- Location: Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8142° or 50° 48′ 51″ northLongitude
-0.055° or 0° 3′ 18″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
9C2XRW7V+MXGeoNames ID
7297912
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