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Europe > Britain and Ireland > United Kingdom > England > South East England > East Sussex > Ditchling

Ditchling is a village in East Sussex within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park.

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The settlement stands around a crossroads with Brighton and Hove to the south, Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath to the north, Keymer and Hassocks to the west, and Lewes to the east.

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Map of Ditchling

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  • 1 Ditchling Common Nature Reserves. 188 acres. Ditchling Common is of biological interest because of the variety of heath grassland habitats, created by the different drainage conditions throughout the common. Ditchling Common (Q1230260) on Wikidata Ditchling Common on Wikipedia
  • 2 Clayton to Offham Escarpment. This Site of Special Scientific Interest stretches from Hassocks in the west, passing through many parishes including Ditchling, to Lewes in the East. The most famous and highest peak of this escarpment is Ditchling Beacon. This whole scarp site is of biological importance due to its rare chalk grassland habitat. Clayton to Offham Escarpment (Q5130376) on Wikidata Clayton to Offham Escarpment on Wikipedia
  • 3 Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, Lodge Hill Lane,BN6 8TS (3 miles SSE of Burgess Hill), +44 1273 844744. Tu-Sa 10:30AM-5PM, Su & Bank Holidays 11AM-5PM. £6.50. Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (Q24993743) on Wikidata Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft on Wikipedia


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  • To the north west Burgess Hill, 4 mi (6.4 km).
  • To the east Lewes, 8 mi (13 km) along the B2116.
  • To the south Brighton, 8 mi (13 km) along Beacon Rd which becomes Ditchling Rd.
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