| Coordinates: | 50.793, 0.189 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 54 01 |
| Dialling code: | 01323 (Eastbourne) |
The South Downs ward in Wealden, East Sussex, England sits where low-lying farmland meets the chalk hills of the South Downs National Park. It is largely rural, with rolling downland, hedgerows and a network of footpaths and bridleways popular with walkers and riders, offering characteristic Sussex views and pockets of wildlife.
Local villages retain historic features such as flint churches, old inns and manor houses, and community life is centred on parish events, village halls and farming. Agriculture and small-scale tourism are important to the economy, while a proportion of residents commute to nearby towns such as Lewes or Brighton; balancing conservation of landscape character with development pressures is a recurring local issue.
Postcode districts covering South Downs
Most populated places nearby
- Brighton and Hove 14.3 miles
- Hastings 17.4 miles
- Eastbourne 4.4 miles
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 24.1 miles
- Bexhill-on-Sea 12.4 miles
- Haywards Heath 18.8 miles
- Burgess Hill 18 miles
- East Grinstead 24.5 miles
- Seaford 3.9 miles
- Rottingdean 10.8 miles
- Crowborough 18.2 miles
- Hailsham 6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cuckmere Valley Parish 1.2 miles
- Alfriston Built-up area 1.8 miles
- East Dean and Friston Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Long Man Parish 2.4 miles
- Willingdon and Jevington Parish 2.4 miles
- Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill Ward 2.8 miles
- Lower Willingdon Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Seaford East Ward 3 miles
- Old Town Ward 3 miles
- Berwick Parish 3 miles
- Ratton Ward 3.1 miles
- Seaford North Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in South Downs
BN20 0AZ, BN26 5UX, BN26 5UF, BN20 0JF, BN26 6FY, BN20 0AX, BN26 5QY, BN26 5RL, BN26 5XW … See all
Transport links
- London Gatwick Airport 29.7 miles
- London City Airport 49.6 miles
- Polegate Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Berwick Railway Station 3.4 miles
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Schools in South Downs
- Alfriston School Primary
Local points of interest
- Long Man of Wilmington Archaeological site 1.2 miles
- Gildredge Manor Estate 3.7 miles
- Manor Gardens Gardens 3.8 miles
- Charleston Farmhouse Museum 4.7 miles
- Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum Museum 5 miles
- Priory Lane Stadium 5.8 miles
- Port Newhaven Harbour 5.9 miles
- Sovereign Harbour Marina Marina 6.1 miles
- Sovereign Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles
- Herstmonceux Place Estate 8.1 miles
- Herstmonceux Castle Estate 8.7 miles
- Anne of Cleeves House Historic site 9.6 miles