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