Piltdown
Piltdown is a series of hamlets in East Sussex, England, located south of Ashdown Forest. It is best known for the Piltdown Man hoax where amateur archaeologist Charles Dawson claimed to have discovered evidence of the "missing link" in gravel beds near the village.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of 118 feet (36 metres)
- Description: village in East Sussex, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Parish Church of St Andrew and St Mary, Fletching and The Peacock Inn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uckfield and Cooper’s Green.
Cooper’s Green
Locality
Cooper's Green is a hamlet in the civil parish… Cooper’s Green is situated 2 miles east of Piltdown.
Five Ash Down
Village
The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.
Five Ash Down is a small village within the civil… Five Ash Down is situated 2 miles east of Piltdown.
Piltdown
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
50.98414° or 50° 59′ 3″ north
Longitude
0.05664° or 0° 3′ 24″ east
Open location code
9F22X3M4+MM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Piltdown” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Piltdown, East Sussex”
- French: “Piltdown”
- Irish: “Piltdown”
- Japanese: “ピルトダウン”
- Polish: “Piltdown”
- Slovak: “Piltdown”
- Welsh: “Piltdown, Dwyrain Sussex”
- Welsh: “Piltdown”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shortbridge and Grisling Common.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piltdown Golf Club and Calves‘ Shaw.
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