Blackcap
Blackcap is a hill and nature reserve in East Sussex, England. It is on a peak of the South Downs, just south east of Plumpton and west of Lewes. The flatter landscape is made up of open ground with chalk paths, surrounded by thickets.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 676 feet
- Description: hill in East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Blackcap, East Sussex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plumpton College and Plumpton Place.
Plumpton College
College
Plumpton College is a Further and Higher education college in Plumpton, East Sussex, England, with courses in a variety of land based and related subjects.
Plumpton Place
Manor estate
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plumpton Place is a Grade II* listed Elizabethan manor house in Plumpton, East Sussex, England.
Cooksbridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cooksbridge railway station serves the village of Cooksbridge in East Sussex, England. It is on the East Coastway Line, 47 miles 31 chains from London Bridge via Redhill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sussex and Ditchling.
Sussex
Photo: matthewhartley369, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sussex in the United Kingdom may refer to one of the two counties of East Sussex and West Sussex in South East England.
Ditchling
Photo: Paste, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ditchling is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is contained within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park; the order confirming the establishment of the park was signed in Ditchling.
Kingston near Lewes
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Kingston near Lewes is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is located two miles south of Lewes and is nestled in the South Downs.
Blackcap
- Categories: hill, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Plumpton, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.8955° or 50° 53′ 44″ northLongitude
-0.0475° or 0° 2′ 51″ westElevation
676 feet (206 metres)Open location code
9C2XVXW3+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 1097935544OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4922759
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Blackcap” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Blackcap, East Sussex”
- German: “Blackcap”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Blackcap”. Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.