Lewes
Lewes is a Town in the county of East Sussex.
There are great places to visit near Lewes.
Lewes History
There are some historic monuments around Lewes:
- Part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field south east of Warningore Bostall
- Chapel of St James' Hospital
- Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Streat Hill 400m NNW of Streathill Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery
- Stock enclosure at Bible Bottom, 1.1km ENE of Lewes Golf Course Club House
- Cross dyke 730m south east of Ditchling Cross
- Bowl barrow south of Newmarket Bottom
- A pair of bowl barrows 420m south of Overhill Lodge, forming part of The Lord's Burghs linear barrow group
- Anglo-Saxon cemetery 275m north of Comps Farm
- Plumpton Plain earthworks
- A pair of bowl barrows 500m north east of Overhill Lodge
- Bowl barrow 640m SSW of Saxondown Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery
- Oval barrow 775m south of Plumpton Place on Plumpton Plain
- Round barrow S of Breaky Bottom
- Long Barrow on Beacon Hill
- Multiple ring-ditch at Mount Pleasant, Denton
- Bowl barrow south of The Beeches: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Bowl Barrow on Peacehaven Heights, 242m south-west of Warren Court
- Pedlersburgh: a bowl barrow on Telscombe Tye
- Cross dyke and adjacent saucer barrow 850m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Telscombe Tye, 650m south west of Pedlersburgh
- A group of three bowl barrows and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field on The Bostle
- Two bowl barrows 600m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Isfield pound
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Plumpton Bostall (top end)
- Bowl barrow 700m north west of Lewes Prison: the northerly barrow of a group of three round barrows
- Bowl barrow 670m south west of Saxondown Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 500m west of Firle Beacon
- A saucer barrow and a bowl barrow 600m north west of Lewes Prison: the southerly pair of a group of three round barrows
- The Calvary (mound)
- Lewes Town Wall, section called The Green Wall
- Medieval farmstead at Buckham Hill, immediately north and south east of Princes
- Long barrow on Beacon Hill, 160m north west of the windmill
- A prehistoric linear boundary known as Pook's Dyke and the south eastern part of Itford Hill settlement
- Bowl barrow 530m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Highdole Hill, Romano-British settlement
- Firle Beacon round barrow and two adjacent round barrows, West Firle
- Earthwork near Horseshoe Plantation, Stamer
- Castle Hill earthwork
- Two round barrows SW of Bostal Bottom
- Medieval settlement site on eastern side of Saxon Down
- Priory of St Pancras
- Two round barrows 2/3 mile (1070m) W of Glyndebourne
- Bowl barrow and four hlaews on the summit of Saxon Down
- Four Barrows South of Coombe Plantation, Offham
- A pair of bowl barrows forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery, and a hlaew on Rookery Hill
- Bowl barrow 290m NNW of White Lion Pond, Beddingham Hill
- Bowl barrow on Beddingham Hill, 615m north east of the radio mast
- Bowl barrow 550m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Cross dyke on Telscombe Tye
- Two bowl barrows, the south easternmost pair of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
- Five Lord's Burghs round barrow
- Dovecote 160m north west of Coombe Place
- Three hlaews 400m north east of Overhill Lodge
- Medieval earthworks at Balmer
- Bowl barrow on Saxon Down, 240m north west of Glyndebourne Pit
- Lewes Castle
- Saucer barrow 170m SW of Ditchling Cross, Plumpton Plain
- Bowl barrow 300m SSW of Glyndebourne Pit
- Bronze Age and Anglo-Saxon barrow cemeteries south of Juggs Road
- Faulkner's Bottom entrenchment
- Round barrow on Cliffe Hill
- Medieval ringwork at Clay Hill
- Earthworks and lynchets on Buckland Bank and Buckland Hole
- Bowl barrow on Itford Hill
- Bowl barrow north west of Warningore Bostall: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows north-east of Streathill Farm
- Causewayed enclosure on Offham Hill
- Saxonbury Anglo-Saxon cemetery
- Bowl Barrow South of Coombe Plantation
- Three round barrows E of Caburn Bottom
- Money Burgh, oval barrow 200m west of Deans Farm
- Bowl barrow, the north westernmost barrow of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
- Bowl barrow 150m north west of White Lion Pond, Beddingham Hill
- Round barrow NW of Mill Hill
- Bowl barrow south west of The Beeches: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Icehouse 140m west of Coombe Place
- Hillfort known as Ranscombe Camp
- Bowl barrow 300m north west of Mount Harry
- Bowl barrow, 870m NNE of Blackstone Barn
- Oval barrow and adjacent bowl barrow, 220m west of Firle Beacon
- Bowl barrow 700m south east of Ditchling Cross: part of Plumpton Plain round barrow cemetery
- Platform barrow and saucer barrow 350m ESE of Blackcap
- Bowl barrow on Front Hill
- Heathy Brow round barrows
- Newhaven military fort and lunette battery
- The north western part of Itford Hill settlement
- Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit
- Bowl barrow on Beddingham Hill, 465m north east of the radio mast
- Barrow field north-west of Offham Hill
- Bowl barrow south of Coombe Plantation
- Bowl barrow east of Lewes Racecourse
- A cross-ridge dyke and part of an adjoining cross-ridge dyke meeting at Juggs Road near Falmer Bottom
- Fore Hill round barrow
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill
- Bowl barrow 500m south of Overhill Lodge, forming part of The Lord's Burghs linear barrow group
- Three barrows on Offham Hill
- A saucer barrow, a bowl barrow and a pair of hlaews 350m north west of Overhill Lodge
- A platform barrow and two bowl barrows forming a linear barrow group SSE of Offham Hill
- Bowl barrow 290m west of Firle Beacon
- Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and associated earthworks, SW of Isfield Church
- Linear earthwork S of village
- Medieval moated site and Tudor ruins, Laughton Place
- Bowl barrow on Streat Hill 430m NNW of Streathill Farm, forming part of Western Brow round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 190m south east of Blackcap
- Icehouse 190m east of Firle Place
- Oval barrow on Cliffe Hill 200m south of Bridgwick Pit
- Hillfort, bowl barrow and associated remains on The Caburn
History of Lewes
At the time of the Marian Persecutions of 1555 1557, Lewes was the site of the execution of seventeen Protestant martyrs, who were burned at the stake in front of the Star Inn. This structure is now the Town Hall. A memorial to the martyrs was unveiled on Cliffe Hill in 1901. Through the 17th and 18th centuries, Lewes developed as the county town of East Sussex, expanding beyond the line of the town wall. It was an active port and developed related iron, brewing, and ship building industries.
