Greenwich Meridian

Greenwich Meridian is a memorial in HM Prison Lewes, Lewes, England. Greenwich Meridian is situated nearby to St Pancras Catholic Primary School, as well as near The Black Horse Hotel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Black Horse Hotel and East Sussex County Hall.

The Black Horse Hotel

Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.

The Black Horse Hotel is situated 330 feet east of Greenwich Meridian.

East Sussex County Hall

Public building

Photo: Kevin Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Sussex County Hall is a modern building in St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, East Sussex. It is the headquarters of East Sussex County Council and also serves as the meeting place of Lewes District Council. East Sussex County Hall is situated 730 feet southeast of Greenwich Meridian.

Lewes Castle

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lewes Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Lewes in East Sussex, England. Originally called Bray Castle, it occupies a commanding position guarding the gap in the South Downs cut by the River Ouse and occupied by the towns of Lewes and Cliffe. Lewes Castle is situated 2,000 feet east of Greenwich Meridian.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston near Lewes and Barcombe Mills.

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.

Barcombe Mills

Hamlet

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barcombe Mills is a small settlement and an area of countryside including a local nature reserve near the village of Barcombe Cross in East Sussex, England. Barcombe Mills is situated 3½ miles northeast of Greenwich Meridian.

Broyle Side

Village

Ringmer is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is 3 miles east of Lewes. Other small settlements in the parish include Upper Wellingham, Ashton Green, Broyle Side, Norlington, Little Norlington and Shortgate. Broyle Side is situated 4 miles northeast of Greenwich Meridian.

Greenwich Meridian

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “The Greenwich Meridian passes through this point. Plaque placed by Town Mayor Clr M. S. Breese, July 1975 to commemorate the tercentenary of the Royal Observatory and European Heritage Year”
Category: historic site
Location: HM Prison Lewes, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.87315° or 50° 52′ 23″ north

Longitude

-0.00136° or 0° 0′ 5″ west

Open location code

9C2XVXFX+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14235030732

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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