East Dean and Friston

East Dean and Friston
Seven Sisters from Birling Gap
East Dean and Friston is located in East Sussex
East Dean and Friston
East Dean and Friston
Location within East Sussex
Area3.3 sq mi (8.5 km2[1]
Population1,675 (2011)[2]
• Density475/sq mi (183/km2)
OS grid referenceTV552983
• London53 miles (85 km) NNW
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townEASTBOURNE
Postcode districtBN20
Dialling code01323
PoliceSussex
FireEast Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://eastdeanvillage.org.uk/
List of places
UK
England
East Sussex
50°46′N 0°12′E / 50.76°N 0.20°E / 50.76; 0.20

East Dean and Friston is a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England.The two villages in the parish are in a dry valley on the South Downs – between Eastbourne three miles (4.8 km) to the east and Seaford an equal distance to the west. The main A259 road goes through both village centres. The coast and much of the land between it and the A259 from the east edge of Seaford to the west edge of Eastbourne is owned by the National Trust, and this has prevented further development to the area. The civil parish was formed on 1 April 1999 from "East Dean" and "Friston" parishes.[3]

A hamlet within the parish, Birling Gap, is owned by the National Trust. Some of its cottages have been removed because of coastal erosion.[4]

Steps to Birling Gap beach (2018)
  1. ^ "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ^ "The Wealden (Parishes) Order 1990" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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