Long Man of Wilmington

The Long Man of Wilmington or Wilmington Giant is a hill figure on the steep slopes of Windover Hill near , , England. It is 6 miles northwest of and 1⁄3 mile south of Wilmington.
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: hill figure on Windover Hill near Wilmington, Sussex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “A turf-cut hill figure known as The Long Man of Wilmington, 914m south-east of Acorn Barn” and “Wilmington Giant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wilmington Priory and St Mary and St Peter’s Church, Wilmington.

Archaeological site
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was a Benedictine priory in the civil parish of , , England. The surviving building is now owned by the Landmark Trust and let as holiday accommodation. It is both a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument. is situated 2,600 feet north of Long Man of Wilmington.

Church
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St Mary and St Peter's Church is in the village of , , England. It is an active Anglican parish church on the deanery of Lewes and Seaford, the archdeaconry of Lewes and Hastings, and the diocese of Chichester. is situated 2,800 feet north of Long Man of Wilmington.

Manor estate
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is a grade II* listed country house situated in the village of Folkington two miles west of , , England. is situated 1¼ miles east of Long Man of Wilmington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lullington Heath and Lullington.

Locality
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is a 72.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of in . It is a national nature reserve and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.

Hamlet
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, in the county of , England. Historically in , it lies 9⅓ miles southeast of , on a shoulder of the at the point where the River Cuckmere cuts through the downs.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district of the county of , England. It is located 3 miles ENE of on the south coast. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Long Man of Wilmington.

Long Man of Wilmington

Latitude
50.81008° or 50° 48′ 36″ north
Longitude
0.18801° or 0° 11′ 17″ east
Open location code
9F22R56Q+26
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q1869405
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Long Man of Wilmington” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Home llarg de Wilmington”
  • Cebuano: “Long Man of Wilmington”
  • Dutch: “Long Man of Wilmington”
  • Dutch: “Long Man van Wilmington”
  • French: “Géant de Wilmington”
  • German: “Long Man of Wilmington”
  • Italian: “Long Man of Wilmington”
  • Italian: “Uomo Lungo di Wilmington”
  • Japanese: “ウィルミントンのロングマン”
  • Korean: “윌밍턴의 롱맨”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Long Man of Wilmington”
  • Norwegian: “Long Man of Wilmington”
  • Polish: “Długi człowiek z Wilmington”
  • Polish: “Long Man of Wilmington”
  • Russian: “Длинный человек из Уилмингтона”
  • Spanish: “Hombre largo de wilmington”
  • Spanish: “Hombre Largo de Wilmington”
  • Swedish: “Long Man of Wilmington”
  • Turkish: “Wilmington Uzun Adamı”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Windover Hill and Wilmington Hill.

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