The History of Horsham, a
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rural ...
on the upper reaches of the
River Arun
The River Arun () is a river in the English county of West Sussex. At long, it is the longest river entirely in Sussex and one of the longest starting in Sussex after the River Medway, River Wey and River Mole. From the series of small stream ...
on the fringe of
the Weald
The Weald () is an area of South East England between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It crosses the counties of Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Kent. It has three separate parts: the sandstone "High Weald" in the ...
in
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...
, England, can be traced back to 947 AD, and there is evidence of earlier settlement.
Middle Ages
![Horsham Church Braose monument by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm 1781](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Horsham_Church_Braose_monument_by_Samuel_Hieronymus_Grimm_1781.jpg)
The first mention of Horsham was in King
Eadred
Eadred (c. 923 – 23 November 955) was King of the English from 26 May 946 until his death. He was the younger son of Edward the Elder and his third wife Eadgifu, and a grandson of Alfred the Great. His elder brother, Edmund, was killed tryin ...
's land charter of
AD 947. The town had connections to the sale of
horse
The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million y ...
s and recent ideas suggest the name might be derived from ''"Horse Ham"'', a settlement where horses were kept. None of this older descriptions that cover the Genealogy of the Shelley, Middleton and Michell families mention this derivation about horses. Just stating that it is likely linked to the mythical Saxon Horsa.
An alternative explanation is that ''"Horsham"'' is a contraction of ''"
Horsa
Hengist and Horsa are Germanic peoples, Germanic brothers said to have led the Angles, Saxons and Jutes in their invasion of Great Britain, Britain in the 5th century. Tradition lists Hengist as the first of the Jutish kings of Kingdom of Kent ...
's Ham"'' named after the
Anglo-Saxon
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warrior who was said to have been given lands in the area.
Despite having been in existence for some 140 years at the time of the survey, Horsham is not mentioned in the
Domesday Book
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either because it was never visited by inspectors, or was simply 'left out' of the final version. It lies within the ancient Norman administrative division of the
Rape of Bramber
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and the
Hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ...
of Singlecross.
In ancient times Horsham was controlled by the powerful de Braose family.
Later the Eversfield family, which had risen from Surrey County obscurity into a powerhouse of
ironmaster
An ironmaster is the manager, and usually owner, of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain.
The ironmaster was usually a large ...
s and landowners, built Denne Park House, their seat.
The family later represented Horsham in Parliament, and controlled the Eversfield Estate in
St. Leonards-on-Sea
St Leonards-on-Sea (commonly known as St Leonards) is a town and seaside resort in the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. It has been part of the borough since the late 19th century and lies to the west of central Hastings. The origina ...
, where the seaside promenade is named for the family.
Horsham Castle, built by William de Braose in the late eleventh century, was abandoned around 1154. The castle earthworks can be found near Chennells Brook.
Horsham had two weekly
market
Market is a term used to describe concepts such as:
*Market (economics), system in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand
*Market economy
*Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market
Geography
*Märket, an ...
s in the
Middle Ages
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,
[Interview with Miss M. Page, Horsham resident 1933–2006, for many years Auctioneer's Clerk at the weekly livestock market: Horsham Museum Society Archive] and was noted locally for its annual
fair
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.
Types
Variations of fairs incl ...
s.
Modern era
Despite a local iron industry which stayed until the 17th century and a prosperous brewing industry, Horsham remained primarily a market town serving the many farms in the area until the early 20th century, when other industry and residential developments began to proliferate. One of these was the manufacture of bricks from the Wealden clay on which Horsham sits.
Warnham
Warnham is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. The village is centred north-northwest of Horsham, from London, to the west of the A24 road. Other named settlements within the parish include the hamlets of ...
and Wealden Brickworks still operate two miles north of Horsham and there are disused workings throughout the area, notably at
Southwater
Southwater is a large village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England, with a population of roughly 10,000. It is administered within Horsham District Council and West Sussex County Council.
History
One of the oldest bu ...
which is now developed as an education centre and leisure park.
![St Mary's ChurchHorhsamSussexEnglandCHRRegisterofSC](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/St_Mary%27s_ChurchHorhsamSussexEnglandCHRRegisterofSC.jpg)
Horsham prospered during the
Victorian era
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and early 20th century. The town, along with others, has been well documented photographically by
Francis Frith
Francis Frith (also spelled Frances Frith, 7 October 1822 – 25 February 1898) was an English photographer of the Middle East and many towns in the United Kingdom.
Frith was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, attending Quaker schools at Ackwort ...
. The pictures record many of the landmarks that are still in place today, although some, such the
war memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
, Jubilee Fountain and Carfax Bandstand, have been moved.
Horsham remained a prominent
brewery
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of be ...
town until 2000, when the
King and Barnes
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King and Barnes was a family-owned English brewery in Horsham, Sussex.
History
The brewery, founded around 1800 as Satchell & Co., was later bought out by maltster James King and renamed King & Sons. In 1906, anot ...
Brewery was closed on merger with Hall & Woodhouse, brewers of
Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
. King & Barnes was formed in 1906 from the merger of King & Sons, maltsters existing from 1850 and G H Barnes & Co., brewers whose origins date back to 1800. The brewery remained in the King family hands until the merger in 2000 when production ceased permanently. Their most famous brews included: Sussex Ale, Wealden Ale, Broadwood, Festive and the seasonal Old and Christmas Ales. The last member of the King family involved in the company brewed in Horsham at W J King & Co (Brewers) and now brews at Firebird Brewery in Rudgwick. There are three other small brewers currently operating in Horsham: Hepworth's is run by a former head brewer at King & Barnes, and Welton's, a company who were formed in
Capel, Surrey
Capel () is a village and civil parish in southern Surrey, England. It is equidistant between Dorking and Horsham – about away. Around Capel, to the west, skirts the A24 road. Capel is approximately north of the West Sussex border, sout ...
, about fifteen years ago, and have been in Horsham since 2004, and Kissingate Brewery.
The town has grown steadily over recent years to a population of 55,657. This has been facilitated by the completion of both inner and outer town bypasses. The location of any new growth is the subject of debate. Plans by the District Council include a large neighbourhood directly adjacent to
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
.
Legal history
The last man to die by
pressing in the whole of
England
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was John Weekes of Horsham.
He was charged with
robbery
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the perso ...
and murder of a woman along with three
accomplice
Under the English common law, an accomplice is a person who actively participates in the commission of a crime, even if they take no part in the actual criminal offense. For example, in a bank robbery, the person who points the gun at the teller ...
s, one of whom was a small boy used to sneak inside the woman's house and open access for the other three. When police found stolen property in the possession of the men, they easily persuaded the boy into turning
King's evidence. Two of the other accomplices were convicted, but when John Weekes had his turn to plead, he refused to say anything. Once the judges brought in eight witnesses who swore Weekes could talk and was not dumb, they gave him time in the cells. When he refused further to say a single word, the judges were forced to find him not guilty of murder. Instead, he was convicted of 'standing mute through malice'. Weekes was placed under three hundredweight boards, and the sixteen
stone
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gaoler jumped on top of him. Local folklore continues the story, extending it to include the death of his executioner days later, sometimes in the same spot where the execution was carried out. Some think that he was a mute.
Public execution
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s generally took place at a place called North Heath, now a suburb of Horsham. The road to the execution site was known for many years as Gibbet's Road but was later renamed Giblet's Road with an extension now called Giblet's Way. The last man to be put to death for
homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to peop ...
in England was in Horsham in 1834.
Timeline
* c. 950 - small
Anglo-Saxon
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village.
* 1200 - Horsham first described as a borough.
* 1278 -
Edward I
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassal o ...
visits Horsham for the first time.
* 1299 -
Edward I
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vassal o ...
visits Horsham for the second time.
* 1324 -
Edward II
Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to t ...
dates deeds at
Chesworth House
Chesworth House is a former Tudor manor house, located a mile south of Horsham, West Sussex, England.
The original Manor house became a farmhouse and has been extended several times. Part of the building is constructed of brick-clad timber fra ...
1 mile south of Horsham.
* 1488 -
Henry VII visits Horsham.
* 1519 -
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...
visits Horsham.
* 1525 - Five brewers in Horsham.
* 1532 - First Horsham Grammar School founded.
* 1560 - Suffered
Plague
Plague or The Plague may refer to:
Agriculture, fauna, and medicine
*Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis''
* An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
* A pandemic caused by such a disease
* A swarm of pes ...
.
* 1574 - Suffered
Plague
Plague or The Plague may refer to:
Agriculture, fauna, and medicine
*Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis''
* An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
* A pandemic caused by such a disease
* A swarm of pes ...
.
* 1588 - Master of the grammar school, James Alleyn, Raises a troop of soldiers at his own expense to defend Horsham against the threatened
Spanish invasion.
* 1608 to 1609 - Suffered
Plague
Plague or The Plague may refer to:
Agriculture, fauna, and medicine
*Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis''
* An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
* A pandemic caused by such a disease
* A swarm of pes ...
.
* 1648 - Horsham was the scene of a rising of 500 or 600
royalists
A royalist supports a particular monarch as head of state for a particular kingdom, or of a particular dynastic claim. In the abstract, this position is royalism. It is distinct from monarchism, which advocates a monarchical system of governme ...
, supported by the
borough bailiffs and constable, in protest against the policies of the parliamentary county committee: the magazine of arms kept in what was presumably the town hall was seized, but the rising was quelled by
parliamentary troops under
Sir Michael Livesey, at least three townsmen and one soldier being killed.
* 1659 - Around 5,000
Fifth Monarchists
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met at Horsham.
* 1659 - Suffered
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) c ...
.
* 1673 - Horsham described as being ruled by two
bailiffs
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and two
MP's.
* 1735 - John Weeks becomes the last ever man to be
pressed to death, which happened in Horsham, after he murdered Elizabeth Symonds.
* 1755 - Horsham connected to
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
by road.
* 1776 - Ann Cruttenden was the last person to be
burned at the stake
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in Horsham for murdering her husband (
petty treason
Petty treason or petit treason was an offence under the common law of England in which a person killed or otherwise violated the authority of a social superior, other than the king. In England and Wales, petty treason ceased to be a distinct offen ...
).
* 1791 - First bank in Horsham founded.
* 1796 - Barracks built to house 1,500 men.
* 1801 - Population of 1,539.
* 1804 - Travelling library at Collyers School.
* 1804 - Ammunition depot built.
* 1811 - Library Society founded and opened.
* 1812 - Town hall built by
Duke of Norfolk
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.
* 1815 - Barracks shut and soldiers left. It was soon demolished.
* 1829 - Horsham Mechanics' Institution opened.
* 1830 - Book and Tract Society at the
Unitarian Church.
* 1835 - John Sparshott becomes the second to last man to be put to death for
homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to peop ...
in England, dying at the age of 19 in Horsham.
[ (Gale Document Number: GALE, CS117728537)]
* From 1836 - Horsham was lit by gas.
* 1839 - A
police force
The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...
was founded in Horsham.
* 1840 - A
fire brigade
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was founded in Horsham.
* 1844 - John Lawrence becomes the last man to be executed via
hanging
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in Horsham and the last man to be executed in Horsham after he bludgeoned
Chief Constable Henry Solomon over the head with a
poker
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causing him a head injury from which he later died.
[ (Gale Document Number: GALE, CS170089098)]
* 1844 - Horsham Library Society closed.
* 1844 - Last time ever in Britain a wife was sold. They were sold for 33
shillings
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in the town centre.
* 1847 - Literary and Scientific Institution established.
* 1848 - Horsham was connected by rail to
Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
.
* 1851 - Population of 6,000.
* 1852 - A
cemetery
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was founded in Horsham for the first time.
* 1860 - Horsham Mechanics' Institution closed.
* 1866 -
Corn
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exchange and
water
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company formed in Horsham.
* 1875 - Local government board formed.
* 1892 - Horsham
hospital
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opened.
* 1900 - Population of 10,000.
* 1902 -
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 11–18) with a royal charter located to the south of Horsham in West Sussex. The school was founded in 1552 and received its first royal charter in 1553 ...
school moved to Horsham.
* 1902 - Electric street lighting placed in Horsham.
* 1910 - Horsham
cinema
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Film
* Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography
* Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image
** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
* ...
opened.
* 1920 -
War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
built.
* 1925 - Town Hall library opened.
* 1928 - Carfax branch opened.
* 1929 -
Horsham Museum
Horsham Museum is a museum at Horsham, West Sussex, in South East England. It was founded in August 1893 by volunteers of the Free Christian (now Unitarian) Church and became part of Horsham District Council in 1974. It is a fully accredited mus ...
opened.
* 1934 - St Mark's Church Hall.
* 1935 - Horsham swimming pool opened.
* 1936 - ABC cinema (now the Capital) is opened in North Street.
* 1939 - Unitarian Library closed.
* 1940 - Worst
bombing raid
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in Horsham. Seven people died.
* 1945 - Unitarian Library books give to town library.
* 1957 - New Library building by the Black Jug.
* 1958 - Heaviest
hailstone
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recorded in the UK falls
* 1963 - Stockland House tower block is opened and Pearl Insurance move in.
* 1970 - Work begins to clear away an old gas works between Springfield Road and London Road, along with a row of Victorian houses for the construction of Albion Way bypass.
* 1973 - The Swan Pub in West Street is demolished to make way for an entrance for Swan Walk Shopping Centre.
* 1974 - Construction begins on the new lower school for Tanbridge House School on Worthing Road.
* 1974 - Work begins on the construction of Swan Walk Shopping Centre and Multistory Car park.
* 1976 - Swan Walk Shopping opened.
* 1983 - Odeon Cinema with a rocket sculpture sign outside is demolished to make way for Sun Alliance offices called Stains Court that eventually opens in 1987.
* 1983 - The original Capital Cinema that was surrounded by Swan Walk Shopping Centre is demolished in February 1983 to make way for the new M&S store, the proceeds from the sale of the land goes towards the purchase of the ABC Cinema in North Street that was to be transformed into Horsham Arts Centre in 1984.
* 1986 - The new Tesco's building in Broadbridge Heath is opened along with the new sports centre beside it.
* 1987 - Tesco on Worthing Road closes the building is then converted into McDonald's, Argos and Fads, the old Tesco Carpark behind the building is then used as a council carpark.
* 1987 - The Construction of Broadbridge Heath flyover on the A24 is begun, this replaced the previous ground level roundabout.
* 1988 - St Marks Church is demolished in North Street to make way for the new Sun Alliance building that is built over Albion Way.
* 1988 - The building of a new St Marks Church on North Heath lane is started on fields north of horsham that is to be surrounded by new housing.
* 1988 - The construction of the A264 North Horsham bypass is begun and is completed in 1989.
* 1989 - Current library building opened.
* 1989 - Swan Walk Shopping Centre refurbished and enclosed under a glass roof along with an extension called Springfield Court.
* 1990- St Mark’s Church Opened by Bishop of Chichester
* 1991 - The new Sun Alliance building is opened.
* 1991 - The old Pearl Insurance tower block, Stockland House in North Street that was built in 1963 is demolished to make way for the new Sun Alliance building (now WSCC HQ).
* 1992 - Horsham Carfax is partially closed to traffic and the bandstand is relocated along with the installation of new paving and gas fired street lamps.
* 1993 - The construction of the new Tanbridge House School is commenced on land beside the A24 next to the Broadbridge heath flyover.
* 1994 - The old Tanbridge House School is closed and the building is converted into flats and the playing fields become Tanbridge Park housing estate.
* 1994 - The old Tanbridge House School lower school (school years 7-9) that was built in 1975 is demolished and a new Sainsburys is built in its place.
* 1994 - The new Tanbridge House School is opened two weeks behind schedule in late Sept.
* 1994 - New Sun Alliance building is opened in the place of the demolished Stockland House.
* 1996 - Rising universe sculpture created (locally known as Shelley's Fountain).
* 1999 - Brewing industry ended in Horsham including the closure of the national chain of brewers, King and Barnes and their factory in Horsham.
* 2003 - Pavilions in the Park opened in Horsham.
* 2003 - The Forum opened by
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...
.
* 2003 - The Capitol
Theatre
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and Arts Centre was opened by
Queen Elizabeth II
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.
* 2005 - Chesworth School is closed and Kingslea Primary school opens in its place.
* 2008 - Population of 55,657 recorded.
* 2009 - Finance ministers and central bankers of the
G-20
The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, ...
met at
South Lodge in Horsham on 14 March, for a meeting to prepare for the London summit of 2 April.
*2022 Mowbray Village begins to be built.
Major housing developments to the South-West and North-East of the town have been progressing in recent years.
See also
*
History of Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English 'Sūþsēaxe' ('South Saxons'), is a historic county in South East England.
Evidence from a fossil of Boxgrove Man (''Homo heidelbergensis'') shows that Sussex has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years. It ...
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