Southease
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 Southease church |
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 Southease
Southease shown within East Sussex
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| Area | 11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi) -Rodmell & Southease |
| Population | 502 (2007) |
| • Density | 115.5/sq mi (44.6/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TQ421053 |
| • London | 47 miles (76 km) N |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEWES |
| Postcode district | BN7 3 |
| Dialling code | 01273 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | |
Southease is a small village and civil parish in East Sussex, in South East England between the A26 road and the road from Lewes to Newhaven. The village is to the west of the River Ouse, Sussex and has a church dedicated to Saint Peter. Southease railway station lies roughly a kilometre east over the river and may be reached via a swing bridge. It is in the civil parish of Rodmell.
The church has one of only three round towers in Sussex, all of which are located in the Ouse Valley and all three built in the first half of the 12th century.
It is downstream of Lewes, the county town of East Sussex and upstream of Piddinghoe and Newhaven. Paths along both the banks of the river allow hiking in either direction along the river. The remains of a slipway on the west bank of the Ouse just north of the bridge faces Mount Caburn. The nearest village is Rodmell, about a kilometre to the northwest.
The South Downs Way winds its way through the village towards the nearby River Ouse and the railway station. A new bridge has been built over the A26.
Most cottages in the village date from the 17th century.
The population of the village is about forty.
King Eadred was reputed to have granted the manor of Southease (including Southease parish, 38 hides, a church and part of South Heighton) to Hyde Abbey. It was granted to the abbey again by King Æthelred in 996. The church dates from the year 966.
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