| Falmer | |
|---|---|
 Church of St. Laurence | |
  Falmer Location within East Sussex | |
| Area | 17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 284 (Parish-2011)[2] |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (17/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TQ347105 |
| • London | 43 miles (69 km) N |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRIGHTON |
| Postcode district | BN1 |
| Dialling code | 01273 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Falmer is a small village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England, lying between Brighton and Lewes, approximately five miles (8 km) north-east of the former. It is also the site of Brighton & Hove Albion's Falmer Stadium.
Falmer village is divided by the A27 road. North of the dual carriageway are a few houses and a pub, with a footbridge linking to the southern part of the village, where a large pond is encircled by cottages and the parish church, dedicated to St. Laurence. The two halves of the village are also linked by a road bridge just outside this circle of houses. The village pond is home to a population of ducks and geese, and is very likely to account for the name of the village. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Falemere' which is likely to be Saxon for "fallow mere" and mean a dark pool.[3]
The campuses of the University of Sussex, the University of Brighton,[4][5] and The Keep, are all nearby.[6]
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- ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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- ^ "Campus in the spotlight: how Sussex became focus of row over trans rights". The Guardian. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Project timeline". East Sussex County Council. 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.