| Coordinates: | 50.851, 0.094 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TQ 47 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01825 (Uckfield) |
Firle is a small village and civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, sitting on the chalk escarpment of the South Downs a few miles south‑east of Lewes and within easy reach of the coast. The settlement clusters around a lime‑tree‑lined green and narrow lanes, with flint cottages and a medieval parish church; the downs above, notably Firle Beacon, give wide panoramas and form part of the popular walking country of the national park.
The landscape is dominated historically by Firle Place, an Elizabethan manor long associated with the Gage family, which along with nearby cultural attractions such as Glyndebourne helps to sustain a modest tourist trade. Agriculture remains important, but the village also benefits from visitors to its historic houses and downland archaeology; socially it retains a close‑knit community feel with traditional fetes and local events.
Postcode districts covering Firle
Most populated places nearby
- Brighton and Hove 9.9 miles
- Crawley 22.2 miles
- Hastings 20.6 miles
- Eastbourne 9.7 miles
- Worthing 21.3 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 21.2 miles
- Horsham 23.7 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 16 miles
- Haywards Heath 13.1 miles
- Burgess Hill 12.3 miles
- East Grinstead 19.5 miles
- Seaford 5.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ouse Valley & Ringmer Ward 1.3 miles
- Beddingham Parish 1.7 miles
- Alciston Parish 2.1 miles
- Glynde Parish 2.3 miles
- Selmeston Parish 2.4 miles
- Ripe Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Chalvington with Ripe Parish 3 miles
- Berwick Parish 3.1 miles
- Tarring Neville Parish 3.3 miles
- Ringmer Built-up area 3.3 miles
- South Heighton Parish 3.4 miles
- Broyle Side Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Firle
BN8 6NA, BN8 6NU, BN8 6LE, BN8 6LT, BN8 6NH, BN8 6LQ, BN8 6LH, BN8 6NJ, BN8 6NP … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 24.2 miles
- London City Airport 45.2 miles
- Glynde Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Southease Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels near Firle Ad
- The White Hart 4 4 miles
- Horsted Place 4 6.6 miles
- Flint Barns, Rathfinny Wine Estate 3.9 miles
- Red Brighton Blue 4 9.9 miles
- East Sussex National 4 6.3 miles
- The Olde Forge Hotel 8.5 miles
- Buxted Park Hotel 4 9.7 miles
- The Greenwich Rooms - Burger & Bird Bar & Restaurant 5.8 miles
- Chalk Farm Ldc 7.6 miles
- Malmaison Brighton 4 8.9 miles
Schools in Firle
- Firle C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Charleston Farmhouse Museum 1.1 miles
- Anne of Cleeves House Historic site 4.1 miles
- Port Newhaven Harbour 4.7 miles
- Long Man of Wilmington Archaeological site 5 miles
- Woolton Farm Estate Estate 7.4 miles
- American Express Community Stadium Stadium 7.8 miles
- Kingley Vale Forest 8.5 miles
- Plumpton Racecourse Recreation 8.5 miles
- Brighton Marina Marina 9 miles
- Brighton Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Gildredge Manor Estate 9.3 miles
- Manor Gardens Gardens 9.4 miles