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Should Sussex be reunited as one county?
- Thread starter Return of the Rev
- Start date
Pavilionaire
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 31,274
Another vote for unity.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
That says that Sussex was split in 1889?
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. With its origins in the kingdom of Sussex, the later county of Sussex was traditionally divided into six units known as rapes. By the 16th century, the three western rapes were grouped together informally, having their own separate Quarter Sessions; they were administered by a separate county council from 1888. In 1974, West Sussex was made a single ceremonial county with the coming into force of the Local Government Act 1972. At the same time a large part of the eastern rape of Lewes (the Mid Sussex district which includes the towns of Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and East Grinstead) was transferred into West Sussex.
Washboard Didgets
Graphic Designer
I live in East Grinstead which is further east than Brighton yet I'm in West Sussex...
If you don't want to create a united Sussex can't East Sussex adopt us? I think the A23/M23 makes a better county boundary, so East Grinstead, Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill all join East Sussex and West Sussex get to keep Crawley.
The Birdman
New member
Haywards Heath was in East Sussex as I played for the County Basketball team in the late sixties I think it was moved in the early seventies to West Sussex!
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Never.
The last time Sussex was a single administrative entity was in 825, when the South Saxons finally gave up and submitted to Ecgberht, King of Wessex.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I thought it was something like that, but others were confident with dates which made me doubt.
dougdeep
New member
Same as before. Lewes.
Vegas Seagull
New member
- Jul 10, 2009
- 7,782
Brighton was before Lewes
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
What?
Return of the Rev
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If it was good enough for hitler then the leader of a united sussex should take the throne here
Ah, the good old days!
The Birdman
New member
If we went independent state of Sussex Who would you want to be king of Sussex we a have several great castles churches and palaces oh and a national stadium.would we keep the pound! What would be our national flower be and would we want to take back Tunbridge Wells into Sussex ! Would we stay in or out of Europe. .
Return of the Rev
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- #55
For more information pm Bens Grandad who was running a fine wattle spoons selling cheap mead during this period
dougdeep
New member
Bring back the Sussex Churdle.
Tricky Dicky
New member
Potty training nearly complete ?
For more information pm Bens Grandad who was running a fine wattle spoons selling cheap mead during this period
Was it a mistake to split and should we change are county boundaries?
I think are county boundaries are OK - been East and West for administrative purposes as long as I can remember. Just so so long as we preserve are identity and are independent spirit, and particularly are unique useage of English grammar.
daveinprague
New member
Administratively, surely cheaper to have one county council. Thought that was the way of the world nowadays.
I never actually think of it as East, or West Sussex. Just Sussex really.
I never actually think of it as East, or West Sussex. Just Sussex really.