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The University of Sussex is a public research university located in Falmer, East Sussex, England. It lies mostly within the city boundaries of Brighton and Hove . Its large campus site is surrounded by the South Downs National Park , and provides convenient access to central Brighton 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) away.
Priory House and an adjoining hotel built at the same time facing King's Road were built across the line of Market Street, which used to continue southwards to the seafront. The town hall's main western elevation originally faced Market Street, but since the 1980s redevelopment of the area it has formed the eastern side of an enclosed square ...
A route has existed for centuries between Brighton and Lewes, the county town of East Sussex (and historically of Sussex as a whole), which is 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12.1 km) to the northeast. The historic route to Lewes ran in a more easterly direction on a drove road across the South Downs ; it still exists as footpaths and byways .
Sussex University, built on open land near Stanmer as the first new university of the post-war era, was designed by Sir Basil Spence; Falmer House, the main building on the campus, received a Grade I listing in 1993 and is the most recently built Grade I building in the city.
Google Maps Street View Trekker backpack being implemented on the sidewalk of the Hudson River Greenway in New York City. In late 2014, Google launched Google Underwater Street View, including 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) of the Australian Great Barrier Reef in 3D. The images are taken by special cameras which turn 360 degrees and take shots ...
Moulsecoomb Place, the oldest non-religious building in Brighton, [7] is currently used by the accommodation and counselling services of the university. Before the university was founded in 1992, the various buildings were part of Brighton Polytechnic and before 1970 the Cockcroft Building was the main building of Brighton College of Technology.
The University of Sussex and the University of Brighton provide employment for many more. A large part of the county, centred on Gatwick Airport has been recognised as a key economic growth area for South East England [80] while reasonable rail connections allow many people to work in London.
The north west of the parish is to the west of St Mary's Farm. These areas are north of the University of Sussex and Stanmer Park and used for extensively by walkers and mountain bikers. Millbank Wood, Highpark Wood, Green Broom, Flint Heap and Granny's Belt are all woodlands in the area.