Woodingdean

Woodingdean
Cowley Drive, at the south end of Woodingdean
Woodingdean is located in East Sussex
Woodingdean
Woodingdean
Location within East Sussex
Population9,793 (2011.Ward)[1]
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRIGHTON
Postcode districtBN2
Dialling code01273
PoliceSussex
FireEast Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
East Sussex
50°50′10″N 0°04′12″W / 50.836°N 0.07°W / 50.836; -0.07

Woodingdean is an eastern suburb of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, separated from the main part of the city by downland and the Brighton Racecourse. The name Woodingdean came from Woodendean (i.e. wooded valley) Farm which was situated in the south end of what is now Ovingdean.[2]

  1. ^ "Brighton and Hove ward population 2011". Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ "History of Woodingdean". My Brighton and Hove. Retrieved 21 October 2021.