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Plumpton, East Sussex Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Plumpton, East Sussex

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Plumpton, East Sussex history

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Simon de Montfort fought and defeated King Henry III at the Battle of Lewes in 1264 on Plumpton Plain. He gained a strategic advantage by using a night march to position his numerically inferior army on Downland high above the town.

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The Clayton to Offham Escarpment is a Site of Special Scientific Interest along the ridge and slopes of the South Downs. It stretches some 10 km from Hassocks in the west to Lewes in the east. The site is of biological importance due to its rare chalk grassland habitat.

You can visit Plumpton, East Sussex places with Walkfo Plumpton, East Sussex to hear history at Plumpton, East Sussex’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Plumpton, East Sussex has 17 places to visit in our interactive Plumpton, East Sussex map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Plumpton, East Sussex, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Plumpton, East Sussex places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Plumpton, East Sussex & the surrounding areas.

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17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Plumpton, East Sussex places to visit

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Plumpton, East Sussex has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Plumpton, East Sussex’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Plumpton, East Sussex’s information audio spots:

Stanmer Church Stanmer Church is a former Anglican church in Stanmer village, on the northeastern edge of the English city of Brighton and Hove. The ancient village stands within Stanmer Park, the former private estate of the Earl of Chichester. The church was declared redundant in 2008 and listed at Grade II by English Heritage for its architectural and historical importance.

Clayton to Offham Escarpment Clayton to Offham Escarpment is a 422.5-hectare (1,044-acre) linear biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It runs from Clayton in West Sussex to Lewes in East Sussex. Ownership and management is divided between over fifteen landowners and farmers.

Ditchling Unitarian Chapel Ditchling Unitarian Chapel is a Unitarian chapel. It was built in 1740 after a congregation of General Baptists began to meet in the village. The congregation moved towards Unitarian views in the mid-18th century. People associated with the chapel include William Hale White (the author “Mark Rutherford”)

Ashcombe Bottom Ashcombe Bottom (grid reference TQ 3735 1190) is a woodland valley owned by the National Trust that runs south from Blackcap. The name Ashcombe refers to a Saxon named Aecci, not ash trees as one might assume. The area is species-rich and at least twenty-eight scrub species have been found there.

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