Meridian Monument

Meridian Monument is a monument in Peacehaven, Lewes, England. Meridian Monument is situated nearby to the park The Dell, as well as near the swimming pool Sinclair’s Swimming School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ascension Church and Peacehaven Community School.

Ascension Church

Church

Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.

Ascension Church is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Meridian Monument.

Peacehaven Community School is a mixed secondary school for 11 to 16-year-olds in Peacehaven, East Sussex in the United Kingdom. The school was opened in 2001 following a 40-year campaign by the local community for a secondary school in Peacehaven. Peacehaven Community School is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Meridian Monument.

Newhaven Fort

Museum

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newhaven Fort is a Palmerston fort built in the 19th century to defend the harbour at Newhaven, on the south coast of England. It was the largest defence work ever built in Sussex and is now open as a museum. Newhaven Fort is situated 2½ miles east of Meridian Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saltdean and Newhaven.

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. Saltdean is situated 2 miles northwest of Meridian Monument.

Newhaven

Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Newhaven is a small coastal town in East Sussex. The main landmark in the town is the Newhaven Fort. The parish includes part of the Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Rottingdean

Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.

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.

Meridian Monument

Type: Monument
Inscription: “Erected by the inhabitants in the year 1936 to commemorate the beneficent and illustrious reign of their beloved sovereign (1910-1936) and the mark Peacehaven’s position on the prime meridian of Greenwich”
Category: historic site
Location: Peacehaven, Lewes, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.78968° or 50° 47′ 23″ north

Longitude

-0.00155° or 0° 0′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C2XQXQX+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 282255244

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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