Moulsecoomb

Moulsecoomb
The junction of Moulsecoomb Way and Halland Road
Population17,472 (2011. Ward)[1]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIGHTON
Postcode districtBN2
Dialling code01273
PoliceSussex
FireEast Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
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Moulsecoomb (/ˈmlzkm/) is a suburb of Brighton, Sussex, England, on the northeast side around the A270 Lewes Road, between Coldean and Bevendean, 2+14 miles (3.6 km) north of the seafront. The eastern edge adjoins Falmer Hill on the South Downs. It is often divided into smaller sections on maps: North Moulsecoomb, East Moulsecoomb and South Moulsecoomb.

The name is sometimes pronounced as if spelt Molls-coomb by the locals. It derives from the Old English for Muls Valley: Mul was a Saxon nobleman.[citation needed]

Moulsecoomb suffers from high social deprivation and crime rates, along with neighbouring Whitehawk. In 2001, it was in the top 5% of socially deprived areas in England.[2]

  1. ^ "Brighton and Hove Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ The Argus