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Sussex
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A S. maritime county of England, fronts the English Channel between Hampshire (W.) and Kent (E.), with Surrey on its northern border; is traversed E. and W. by the South Downs, which afford splendid pasturage for half a million sheep, and terminates in Beachy Head; in the N. lies the wide, fertile, and richly-wooded plain of the Weald; chief rivers are the Arun, Adur, Ouse, and Rother, of no great size; is a fine agricultural county, more than two-thirds of its area being under cultivation; was the scene of Cæsar's landing (55 B.C.), of Ælla's, the leader of the South Saxons (whence the name Sussex), and of William the Conqueror's; throughout the country are interesting antiquities; largest town, Brighton; county town, Lewes.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sussex'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/sussex.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Sussex'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/sussex.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
