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The Sussex Bonfire tradition is a uniquely local form of protest with several influences under the motto We Burn For Good. Whereas Guy Fawkes night in most parts of Great Britain is traditionally commemorated at large public fireworks displays or small family bonfires, towns in Sussex and Kent hold huge gala events with fires, processions and festivals.
Little Horsted Church. Little Horsted (also known as Horsted Parva) [3] is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. It is located two miles (3.2 km) south of Uckfield, on the A26 road. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels.
Isfield motte and bailey. The village of Isfield originally grew adjacent to the ford where the London to Lewes Way Roman road crossed the river River Ouse.The village had an active history through the Saxon, Norman eras, when a Norman castle motte was built on the river bank near the church to guard the crossing. [4]
Vines Cross is a hamlet in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England.It is 2.7 miles from the market town of Heathfield.. This dormitory village once had a thriving school, bakers, post office, church and grocers, but now only has a public house (The Brewers Arms) and a garage.
East Hoathly with Halland / ˈ h oʊ ð l iː / is a civil parish [3] in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England.The parish contains the two villages of East Hoathly and Halland, two miles (3.2 km) to the west; it sits astride the A22 road, six miles (9.6 km) north-west of Hailsham, although the original sharp bend on that road through East Hoathly has now been bypassed. [4]
This is an old Sussex tradition which predates the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot but is now part of the buildup to the celebrations in Lewes on Bonfire night. This is the biggest event the village holds per year, and often sees crowds of up to 3,500 people lining the streets. The climax of the evening is the bonfire and fireworks display ...
Buxted is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex in England. The parish is situated on the Weald, north of Uckfield; the settlements of Five Ash Down, Heron's Ghyll and High Hurstwood are included within its boundaries.
(John Eversfield lies buried near rector Levett in the chancel of Buxted's church, and in his will of 26 August 1550, Edmund Pope of Little Horsted leaves to "Rauf Hogg, Mr Parsone Levetes servunte tenne shillings). [29] Following Mr Levett's death, his former servant Hogge carried on the manufacture of iron until his own death in 1585.