Lewes

Town
Place type
Town
Location
Latitude: 50.87, Longitude: 0.02

Hierarchy

  1. Europe
  2. United Kingdom
  3. England
  4. East Sussex
  5. Lewes

Description

Located on W bank of River Ouse; town grew around 11th-cen. castle & priory; Henry III defeated Simon de Montfort at Battle of Lewes on May 14, 1264; site of 16th-cen. Anne of Cleves' House; nearby town of Glyndebourne is a world-famous opera center.

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