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<p> A S. maritime county of England, fronts the English [[Channel]] between Hampshire (W.) and [[Kent]] (E.), with [[Surrey]] on its northern border; is traversed E. and W. by the South Downs, which afford splendid pasturage for half a million sheep, and terminates in Beachy Head; in the N. lies the wide, fertile, and richly-wooded plain of the Weald; chief rivers are the Arun, Adur, Ouse, and Rother, of no great size; is a fine agricultural county, more than two-thirds of its area being under cultivation; was the scene of Cæsar's landing (55 B.C.), of Ælla's, the leader of the South [[Saxons]] (whence the name Sussex), and of [[William]] the Conqueror's; throughout the country are interesting antiquities; largest town, Brighton; county town, Lewes. </p> | <p> A S. maritime county of England, fronts the English [[Channel]] between Hampshire (W.) and [[Kent]] (E.), with [[Surrey]] on its northern border; is traversed E. and W. by the South Downs, which afford splendid pasturage for half a million sheep, and terminates in Beachy Head; in the N. lies the wide, fertile, and richly-wooded plain of the Weald; chief rivers are the Arun, Adur, Ouse, and Rother, of no great size; is a fine agricultural county, more than two-thirds of its area being under cultivation; was the scene of Cæsar's landing (55 B.C.), of Ælla's, the leader of the South [[Saxons]] (whence the name Sussex), and of [[William]] the Conqueror's; throughout the country are interesting antiquities; largest town, Brighton; county town, Lewes. </p> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:03, 15 October 2021
Sussex [1]
A S. maritime county of England, fronts the English Channel between Hampshire (W.) and Kent (E.), with Surrey on its northern border; is traversed E. and W. by the South Downs, which afford splendid pasturage for half a million sheep, and terminates in Beachy Head; in the N. lies the wide, fertile, and richly-wooded plain of the Weald; chief rivers are the Arun, Adur, Ouse, and Rother, of no great size; is a fine agricultural county, more than two-thirds of its area being under cultivation; was the scene of Cæsar's landing (55 B.C.), of Ælla's, the leader of the South Saxons (whence the name Sussex), and of William the Conqueror's; throughout the country are interesting antiquities; largest town, Brighton; county town, Lewes.
