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England County Quiz - East Sussex

Can you guess these facts about the English ceremonial county of East Sussex?
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Last updated: January 12, 2023
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First submittedDecember 18, 2020
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County town
Lewes
Headland in East Sussex with the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain. This has made it one of the most notorious suicide spots in the world
Beachy Head
Large resort town to the east of the above headland
Eastbourne
The 17th-century house, Bateman's, was the home of this author, known for 'The Jungle Book'
Rudyard Kipling
Famous conflict which marked the start of the Norman Conquest of England
Battle of Hastings
Village which is the actual location where the above conflict took place
Battle
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which also extends into adjoining counties
High Weald
Full name of a large coastal city, which is popular with holiday makers
Brighton
and Hove
Impressive former royal residence in the above city which was built for King George IV and
redesigned in an Indo-Islamic style with domes and minarets
Royal
Pavilion
Modernist 20th century author who died in the county - someone you might be afraid of?
Virginia Woolf
Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex is a former location of this important institution in
the history of astronomy and navigation
Royal Greenwich Observatory
Winnnie the Pooh's home is based on this real wood in Ashdown Forest which is situated close to the home of his creator, A.A. Milne
Five Hundred
Acre Wood
Long distance footpath which runs from East Sussex to Winchester in Hampshire
South Downs Way
Sheffield Park is the southern terminus of this popular tourist attraction
Bluebell
Railway
Beach and sand dune system near Rye in the east of the county, popular for kite surfing
Camber Sands
MrToad
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Level 65
Dec 18, 2020
Q2: Should read 'Norman Conquest'. The Normal take-over of England has suffered some severe setbacks lately.
MrToad
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Level 65
Dec 18, 2020
PS England not Britain - Normans didn't conquer Scotland.
Berney
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Level 80
Dec 18, 2020
Thanks for this, both corrected and re-submitted!
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