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Seaford is a coastal town in the county of East Sussex, England, on the south coast, east of Newhaven, Brighton and west of Eastbourne. It has a population of about 22,000. A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ...
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Newhaven is a town in the Lewes District of East Sussex in England. ...
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In the Middle Ages, Seaford was one of the main ports serving Southern England. But the town's fortunes declined due to coastal sedimentation silting up its harbour and persistent raids by French pirates. Between 1350 and 1550, the French burned down the town several times. In the 1500s the people of Seaford were known as the 'cormorants' or 'shags' because of their enthusiasm for looting ships wrecked in the bay. They were also believed to help ships run aground by placing fake harbour lights on the cliffs.
However, Seaford's fortunes revived in the nineteenth century with the arrival of the railway. It became and remains a small seaside resort town.
Geography
The town is mainly situated on a former bay of the sea which has been filled in by sediment. It is surrounded by chalk downland, which includes the famous Seven Sisters sea cliffs and the Cuckmere valley to its east. Astronomy and mythology: Pleiades (mythology), seven sisters who are companions of Artemis in Greek mythology Pleiades (star cluster), a star cluster named for the mythological characters The Hesperides of Greek mythology Churches: The Seven Sisters of American Protestantism, an informal grouping of seven traditional mainline and liberal Protestant denominations: the...
The River Cuckmere flows through the chalk landscape of the South Downs of East Sussex from the north of Heathfield to Exceat on the East Sussex coast. ...
The town formerly had excellent beaches which were supplied with sand by longshore drift moving along the coast from west to east. However, dredging of the entrance to Newhaven harbour in the twentieth century cut off this supply of fresh sand and by the 1980s the beaches had all but vanished. The shoreline became steep, narrow and made of pebbles. This made Seaford attractive to watersports enthusiasts since water visibility was clear and there was a rapid drop-off into deep water. But it discouraged more general seaside visitors. So, in 1987 a massive operation was carried out in which nearly 1 million tonnes of material was taken from sandbanks out to sea and deposited on the shore. The pebbles has been 'topped-up' several times since then. This has given the town a broad beach of shingle. Longshore drift (sometimes known as shore drift, LSD or littoral drift) is a geological process by which sediments such as sand or other materials, move along a beach shore. ...
Newhaven is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Newhaven, East Sussex Newhaven, Derbyshire Newhaven, Edinburgh Newhaven is also the name of a racehorse who won the 1896 Melbourne Cup. ...
The town's publicity website[2] includes the following statement:
"For many, the main attraction in Seaford is the beach. This has an obvious attraction in the summer, when the sea reaches temperatures up to 20 degrees Celsius."
That is true, but many visitors do not realise that the beach is largely artificial.
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Politics and administration From 1894 to 1974 Seaford was an urban district run by an authority known as Seaford Urban District Council. In the local government reorganisation of 1974 it became an unparished area which was part of Lewes District Council. This loss of independence was unpopular with Seaford residents and in 1999 the town became a civil parish within Lewes run by an authority known as Seaford Town Council.[3] Municipal services within Seaford are now provided by three tiers of local government - the County Council, the District Council and the Town Council. Seaford Town Council is the only town council in the Lewes District which has a "Quality" mark of approval, a certificate system devised by the Government which praises the best run local councils in the country. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ...
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The Town Council has 20 members (4 elected by each of 5 wards). The Seaford Community Partnership is a body incorporating representatives drawn from all three of the local authorities having jurisdiction within Seaford and from local civic groups. The Partnership seeks to advise on long term development strategy for the town.
The parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a notorious rotten borough until its disenfranchisement in the Reform Act 1832 when representation was incorporated into the Lewes constituency. Seaford returned three Members of Parliament who went on to become Prime Minister. Henry Pelham (represented the town from 1717 to 1722), William Pitt the Elder from 1747 to 1754 and George Canning in 1827. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ...
The parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a rotten borough until it was disenfranchised in the Reform Act 1832 at which time representation was incorporated into the Lewes constituency. ...
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 The Seven Sisters chalk cliffs to the east of Seaford Seaford currently falls within the Lewes Parliamentary constituency. In the 2005 general election, Mr Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) was returned as MP for Lewes.[4] Baker was first elected as MP in 1997 and in 2005 he was re-elected with a majority of over 8,000. Prior to entering Parliament, Baker was a political activist who had been a member of a number of local authorities including Lewes District Council. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Seaford has been twinned with the town of Bönningstedt, Germany, since 1986. Seaford has one of the longest serving Town Criers in England and Wales - Peter White - who was appointed to this honorary position in 1977 by Lewes District Council. Bönningstedt is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ...
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Seaford boasts the westernmost of the South Coast Martello Towers, now a local history museum. Martello towers (or simply Martellos) are small defensive forts built in several countries of the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the Napoleonic Wars onwards. ...
St Leonard's Parish Church dates from the 11th century.
Seaford railway station which serves the town is the terminus of the line from Lewes via Newhaven. Seaford Railway Station is in Seaford in East Sussex. ...
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Newhaven Town Railway Station is one of two stations serving Newhaven in East Sussex, the other being Newhaven Harbour. ...
Seaford Lifeguards patrol the Coast line of Seaford in the summer months to keep locals and visitors to Seaford safe while in and around the sea and beach.
Seaford rugby football club play in the county rugby union league, and play at the town's Salts Recreation Ground. SRFC Crest Seaford Rugby Football Club are a Rugby Union club, currently playing in the Sussex league 1, based below sea level in the town of Seaford, East Sussex, in England. ...
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Seaford Town FC, the local football club, plays at the Crouch playing field. They play in the Sussex County Football League Division 2. The Sussex County Football League Division 2 is a football competition based in England. ...
Famous residents - Sir Anthony Blunt former keeper of the Queen's paintings who was revealed to be a Soviet spy, went to school in Seaford
- Comedian Dickie Henderson went to school in Seaford
- Val McCalla who was recently voted as one of the top 100 black Britons of all time and founder of The Voice (newspaper) lived in Seaford until his premature death in 2002.
- The astronaut Piers Sellers attended Tyttenhanger Lodge preparatory school, Seaford
- Twin sisters Connie and Cassie Powney, who played Mel and Sophie Burton in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, grew up in Seaford
- Paul Garred, drummer of the band The Kooks, grew up in Seaford
- Colin Wells, ex-professional cricketer for Sussex and Derbyshire, lives in Seaford
- Pete Thomas, world famous drummer was brought up in Seaford. Recently inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Pete is best known for his 30 year association with Elvis Costello. Check out petethomasdrummer.com
- Tennessee Thomas, girl drummer of The Like and fashion model lived a while in Seaford before moving to California. Check out ilikethelike.com
Anthony Frederick Blunt (26 September 1907 – 26 March 1983), known as Sir Anthony Blunt, KCVO between 1956 and 1979, was an English art historian, formerly Professor of the History of Art, University of London and director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, London (1947-74). ...
Dickie Henderson OBE (30 October 1922 - 22 September 1985) was born in London. ...
Val McCalla (born October 3, 1943 in Kingston, Jamaica; died August 22, 2002 in Seaford, East Sussex) is best known as the founder of The Voice. ...
The Voice is a British national weekly tabloid newspaper owned by the Jamaican publisher, the Gleaner Voice Group, aimed at the British Afro-Caribbean community. ...
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ...
Piers John Sellers (born 11 April 1955) is a British born US astronaut and veteran of a single space shuttle mission. ...
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Education Between the late 19th century and the 1950s Seaford was renowned as a "School Town". The many preparatory schools and other independent schools were the main employers in the town. In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school) is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are called public schools. ...
Offering many "primary" schools (Cradle Hill, Annecy, Seaford County primary), from the nursery to the "sixth year" of education, the town of Seaford has only one state-run comprehensive secondary school: Seaford Head Community College. There is a public school (Newlands Manor School) and a specialist school, for pupils with specific learning difficulties. Seaford Head Community College (SHCC), in the town of Seaford, East Sussex, England, providing Key Stage 3 through to A-level education. ...
Military The Romans are known to have had a camp in Seaford. In 1806 - 1808 a Martello Tower was built at the eastern end of Seaford Bay. It is the most westerly of the Towers, numbered Tower 74. During the First and Second World Wars there were large Military Camps in the town.
Seaford has seven Victoria Cross holders associated with the town: For other uses, see Victoria Cross (disambiguation). ...
William George Walker (VC, CB) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
Cuthbert Bromley was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
William Frederick McFadzean (born October 9, 1895 - died July 1, 1916) was born in Lurgan, County Armagh and hence was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
Lieutenant-Colonel The Honourable Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, VC MC CdeG SCOTS GREYS, (18 May 1917 - 18 November 1941) was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War. ...
Photo from Monuments To Courage David Auldjo Jamieson VC, CVO (1 October 1920 - 15 May 2001) was the last recipient of the Victoria Cross in Norfolk, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
Claud Raymond Claud Raymond (October 2, 1923 -March 22, 1945) was born in Mottistone, Isle of Wight and was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones VC OBE (May 14, 1940 – May 28, 1982), better known as H. Jones, was a posthumous British recipient of the Victoria Cross. ...
See also The Seaford Museum of Local History was established at its present site in 1979. ...
Seaford Railway Station is in Seaford in East Sussex. ...
Bishopstone is the name of more than one place in the United Kingdom. ...
Bishopstone Railway Station is in Bishopstone in East Sussex. ...
East Blatchington is a coastal village in East Sussex, and is nowadays the western part of Seaford where the two have gradually merged. ...
Alfriston is a village and civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, on the River Cuckmere, about four miles north-east of Seaford. ...
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References - ^ (Parish Census 2001)
- ^ Welcome to Seaford :publicity website
- ^ Seaford Town Council :website
- ^ Norman Baker MP :personal website
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