[Sussex] Is Sussex a county?

[Triggaaar]

Is Sussex a county, or are East and West Sussex separate counties?

 

[Weststander]

Administratively/politically separate counties.

Geographically and historically one county. THE BEST!!

 

[pasty]

WIKI says:

Sussex, from the Old English Sūþsēaxe (South Saxons), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English Channel, and divided for many purposes into the ceremonial counties of West Sussex and East Sussex

 

[Brovion]

This is one area where I used to profoundly disagree with the late and much-missed Ed Bassford (Lord Bracknell). He could quote chapter and verse about how the various local government acts had established East and West Sussex as totally separate entities, and yes administratively we are, but socially and culturally we are one county, proud member of the Saxon Heptarchy, indivisible under God with Banofee pie and trug baskets for all.

"Wunt be druv"

 

[schmunk]

https://www.ecb.co.uk/county-championship

cf. Yorkshire

 

[Knocky's Nose]

WIKI says:

Sussex, from the Old English Sūþsēaxe (South Saxons), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English Channel, and divided for many purposes into the ceremonial counties of West Sussex and East Sussex

Essex, from memory is Eastseaxe (or something like) which means the East Saxons. A tribe known for their bright orange war paint and ludicrously expensive blinged-up war chariots.

I made that up...

 

[blue-shifted]

WIKI says:

Sussex, from the Old English Sūþsēaxe (South Saxons), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English Channel, and divided for many purposes into the ceremonial counties of West Sussex and East Sussex

Ceremonial. That's the best way to describe why east and west Sussex exists. We're the ancient kingdom of Sussex

 

[blue-shifted]

Essex, from memory is Eastseaxe (or something like) which means the East Saxons. A tribe known for their bright orange war paint and ludicrously expensive blinged-up war chariots.

I made that up...

Of course you did. Chariots? The Saxons?

 

[zefarelly]

This is one area where I used to profoundly disagree with the late and much-missed Ed Bassford (Lord Bracknell). He could quote chapter and verse about how the various local government acts had established East and West Sussex as totally separate entities, and yes administratively we are, but socially and culturally we are one county, proud member of the Saxon Heptarchy, indivisible under God with Banofee pie and trug baskets for all.

"Wunt be druv"

Don't forget Twittens.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

This is one area where I used to profoundly disagree with the late and much-missed Ed Bassford (Lord Bracknell). He could quote chapter and verse about how the various local government acts had established East and West Sussex as totally separate entities, and yes administratively we are, but socially and culturally we are one county, proud member of the Saxon Heptarchy, indivisible under God with Banofee pie and trug baskets for all.

"Wunt be druv"

The same argument could be used about Yorkshire, which is covered by three separate administrations and up to 1974 had ' Ridings ' ( x 3 ) and enjoys more than one county town. Like Sussex, though, it only has one cricket team.

 

[Grombleton]

One County. But West is best.

 

[zefarelly]

Of course you did. Chariots? The Saxons?

ahead of the times Essex folk

 

[lawros left foot]

When you write down your address, do you put East/West Sussex or just Sussex?

Me, I’m a Sussex man, born in the East lived most of my life in the West. The division of Sussex by the charlatans in Westminster, is just a ploy to keep the great county of Sussex from dominating the lesser counties of this sceptered Isle.

You be glad you be Sussex born.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

When you write down your address, do you put East/West Sussex or just Sussex?

Me, I’m a Sussex man, born in the East lived most of my life in the West. The division of Sussex by the charlatans in Westminster, is just a ploy to keep the great county of Sussex from dominating the lesser counties of this sceptered Isle.

You be glad you be Sussex born.

I don't write anything for the county, because the postal system works off the postcode so it saves time and ink

 

[schmunk]

When you write down your address, do you put East/West Sussex or just Sussex?

Neither:

[Number] [Street]
[Village]
[Postcode]


Edit: as above - even the Village/Town/Etc. is somewhat redundant.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I'm from West Sussex

 

[SollysLeftFoot]

Yes, it's a county. East and West were created to divide us. We Wunt be Druv!

 

[lawros left foot]

I don't write anything for the county, because the postal system works off the postcode so it saves time and ink

Who said anything about it post?

 

[Bulldog]

This is one area where I used to profoundly disagree with the late and much-missed Ed Bassford (Lord Bracknell). He could quote chapter and verse about how the various local government acts had established East and West Sussex as totally separate entities, and yes administratively we are, but socially and culturally we are one county, proud member of the Saxon Heptarchy, indivisible under God with Banofee pie and trug baskets for all.

"Wunt be druv"

Beautifully put sir.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

ahead of the times Essex folk View attachment 115645

Nice...