Seaford, East Sussex
Encyclopedia
Seaford is a coastal town in the county
of East Sussex
, on the south coast of England. Lying east of Newhaven
and Brighton
and west of Eastbourne
, it is the largest town in Lewes district
, with a population of about 23,000.
In the Middle Ages
, Seaford was one of the main ports serving Southern England
, but the town's fortunes declined due to coastal sedimentation silting up its harbour and persistent raids by French
pirates. Between 1350 and 1550, the French burned down the town several times. In the 16th century the people of Seaford were known as the "cormorant
s" or "shag
s" because of their enthusiasm for looting ships wrecked in the bay. Local legend has it that Seaford residents would, on occasion, cause ships to run aground by placing fake harbour lights on the cliffs.
"The wily locals exploited their rights to flotsam and jetsam to the full, even to the extent of luring ships into the beach by lighting fires. Scores of vessels fell prey to the wreckers of Seaford shags. Grounded in the bay they were stripped of their cargos" - Lewes DC local history of Seaford
However, Seaford's fortunes revived in the 19th century with the arrival of the railway connecting the town to Lewes
and London
. It became a small seaside resort town, and more recently a dormitory town
for the nearby larger settlements of Eastbourne
and Brighton
, as well as for London.
The traditional Sussex
pronunciation of the name has a full vowel in each syllable: [ˈsiːfɔːd] "sea-ford". However, outside Sussex (and increasingly within), it is commonly pronounced with a reduced vowel on the second syllable: ˈsiːfərd "seaf'd".
and the Cuckmere. The Ouse valley was a wide tidal estuary
with its mouth nearly closed by a shingle bar
, but the tidal mudflat
s and salt marsh
es have been "inned" (protected from the tidal river by dykes) to form grassy freshwater marshes (grazing marsh
). To the north the town faces the chalk downland
of the South Downs
, and along the coast to the east are the Seven Sisters
chalk cliffs, and Beachy Head
. This stretch of coast is notified for its geological and ecological features as Seaford to Beachy Head Site of Special Scientific Interest
.
The River Ouse used to run parallel to the shore behind the shingle bar, entering the sea close to Seaford. However, a major storm in the 16th century broke through the bar at its western end, creating a new river mouth close to the village then called Meeching but renamed Newhaven
. Part of the former channel of the river remains as a brackish lagoon
.
The town formerly had excellent beaches, which were supplied by longshore drift
constantly moving sand along the coast from west to east. However, in the early 20th century a large breakwater
was constructed at Newhaven Harbour and the harbour entrance was regularly dredged. These works cut off the supply of fresh sand to the beach. By the 1980s the beach at Seaford had all but vanished, the shoreline becoming steep, narrow and largely composed of small boulders. This made Seaford attractive to watersports enthusiasts (since water visibility was good and there was a rapid drop-off into deep water) but it discouraged more general seaside visitors. So in 1987 a massive beach replenishment
operation was carried out, in which around 1 million tonnes of material was dredged from sandbanks out to sea and deposited on the shore. During a severe storm
in October of the same year a substantial amount of the deposited material on the upper part of the beach was washed out past low tide level, leading to questions in the House of Commons. The beach has been topped up several times since then, giving the town a broad beach of sand and shingle.
The town's publicity website states: For many, the main attraction in Seaford is the beach. This has an obvious attraction in the summer, when the sea reaches temperatures up to 20° Celsius (68°F).
family long seated in Sussex. William Levett of Seaford owned the Bunces and Stonehouse manors in Warbleton
, probably inheriting them from his father John Levett, who died in 1607. Levett sold the estates in 1628 and died in 1635, his will being filed in Hastings
.
The Levett
family intermarried with other Sussex families, including the Gildredges, the Eversfields, the Popes, the Ashburnhams, the Adams, and the Chaloners. A seal with his arms belonging to John de Livet, Lord of Firle, was found at Eastbourne in 1851.
run by Seaford Urban District Council. In the local government reorganisation of 1974 it became an unparished area
which was part of the Lewes District Council area. This loss of independence was unpopular with Seaford residents and in 1999 the town became a civil parish within Lewes, with a town council
. Municipal services within Seaford are now provided by three tiers of local government - the county council
, the district council and the town council.
The town council has 20 members, four elected by each of five wards. The Seaford Community Partnership is a body incorporating representatives drawn from all three tiers of local government and from local civic groups. The partnership seeks to advise on long term development strategy for the town.
The parliamentary constituency of Seaford
was a notorious rotten borough
until its disenfranchisement in the Reform Act 1832
when it was incorporated into the Lewes constituency
. Seaford returned three Members of Parliament
who went on to become Prime Minister
: Henry Pelham
represented the town from 1717 to 1722, William Pitt the Elder
from 1747 to 1754 and George Canning
in 1827.
Seaford is currently part of the Lewes parliamentary constituency
. In the 2010 general election
, Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat) was returned as MP for Lewes. Baker was first elected as MP in 1997. Prior to entering Parliament, Baker was a political activist who had been a member of a number of local authorities including Lewes District Council.
Seaford has been twinned with the town of Bönningstedt
, Germany, since 1984. Seaford has one of the longest serving town crier
s in England and Wales
—Peter White— who was appointed to this honorary position in 1977 by Lewes District Council
, and is now an appointee of Seaford Town Council. The Town Crier's website is www.communigate.co.uk/sussex/towncrierofseaford/
Seaford has the westernmost of the South Coast Martello Tower
s, number 74, now a local history museum.
Parts of the nave
, aisles and clerestory
of the Church of England parish church
of St Leonard
are Norman
work from the 11th century. The north and south arcades
and most of the clerestory windows are Early English Gothic. The tower is 14th century and its upper part is Perpendicular Gothic. The transept
s and polygonal apse
are Gothic Revival
additions designed by John Billing
and built in 1861-82.
Seaford lifeguard
s patrol the beach and water each weekend and bank holiday from May to September. They are made up of volunteers, mainly young people, who give thousands of unpaid hours every year to train and help keep the public safe. They have been recognised as the best equipped and trained non-RNLI beach lifeguard unit in the country.
In 2009, Seaford became the first south east
town to elect a Young Mayor. The town's youth voted Oscar Hardy as Young Mayor and Eleanor Homan, Deputy Young Mayor. Eleanor Homan entered the role of Young Mayor and Maddie Jay became her Deputy. Maddie is Young Mayor for 2011-2012, and her Deputy is Amy Gough. The project itself was started by Councillor Carolyn Lambert and continues to help get the young people of Seaford heard in both the town council and district.
, affiliated to the Sussex County Rugby Football Union
, play at the town's Salts Recreation Ground, which is also home to Seaford Cricket Club.
Seaford Town
, the local football club, plays at the Crouch Playing Field. They play in the Sussex County League
Division Two.
The town has two golf course
s, Seaford Golf Club
, a downland course at Firle Road, and Seaford Head Golf Course
which enjoys views of the coastline and the South Downs.
Seaford Bowling Club is a private club at Blatchington Road dating back to 1912, and there is also The Crouch Bowling Club in Crouch Gardens, East Street.
The Wave Leisure centres
in Seaford and its surrounds offer a range of sports and pastimes, including badminton
, indoor bowls, children's disco dancing, line-dancing and fitness classes. Wave Leisure is a not for profit organisation that operates a number of local leisure facilities including the Downs Leisure Centre in Seaford. It should not be confused with WAVES, which is a Seaford-based charity supporting families in difficulties.
Swimming facilities are provided for the town at Seaford Head Swimming Pool, run by Wave Leisure.
Towards the western end of Seaford Bay lies Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club. Founded in 1952 by a group of sailing enthusiasts, the club now has two sites - racing off Seaford Beach and sailing at Piddinghoe Lake near Newhaven where the RYA
accredited Sailing School is located. http://www.nssc.org.uk
services, the 119 and 120, are provided by Renown Coaches
, who also run bus 126 from Seaford via Alfriston
to Eastbourne
.
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
operate two frequent bus services, the 12 and 12A, routed along the A259 through Seaford (although the 12A goes via the Chyngton Estate on the east side of Seaford) which take commuters to Brighton
or Eastbourne
which both have extensive onward bus services.
Seaford railway station
is the terminus of the line from Brighton
via Lewes
and Newhaven
. The local train services are operated by Southern
.
and other independent schools were the main employers in the town, although many such as Ladycross School
were closed and the land used for new housing estates in the last decades of the 20th century.
Although it has many primary schools (Chyngton, Cradle Hill, Annecy, Seaford County Primary), from the nursery to the "sixth year" of education, the town of Seaford has only one state-run comprehensive secondary school
, Seaford Head Community College
(formerly Seaford Head School), which in 2009 closed its sixth form. Seaford is also home to independent school, Newlands Preparatory and Manor, which includes a specialist unit for pupils with specific learning difficulties.
The town is also home to a special needs
boarding school called Bowden House which is run by Tower Hamlets Council.
s are known to have had a camp in Seaford. In 1806–1808 a Martello Tower was built at the eastern end of Seaford Bay. It is the most westerly of the towers, numbered tower 74. During the First and Second World Wars there were large military camp
s in the town.
Seaford has seven Victoria Cross
holders associated with the town:
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, on the south coast of England. Lying east of Newhaven
Newhaven, East Sussex
Newhaven is a town in the Lewes District of East Sussex in England. It lies at the mouth of the River Ouse, on the English Channel coast, and is a ferry port for services to France.-Origins:...
and Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
and west of Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
, it is the largest town in Lewes district
Lewes (district)
Lewes is a local government district in East Sussex in southern England covering an area of , with of coastline. It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, and Seaford. Plumpton racecourse is within the district...
, with a population of about 23,000.
In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, Seaford was one of the main ports serving Southern England
Southern England
Southern England, the South and the South of England are imprecise terms used to refer to the southern counties of England bordering the English Midlands. It has a number of different interpretations of its geographic extents. The South is considered by many to be a cultural region with a distinct...
, but the town's fortunes declined due to coastal sedimentation silting up its harbour and persistent raids by French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
pirates. Between 1350 and 1550, the French burned down the town several times. In the 16th century the people of Seaford were known as the "cormorant
Great Cormorant
The Great Cormorant , known as the Great Black Cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the Black Cormorant in Australia and the Black Shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds...
s" or "shag
Common Shag
The European Shag or Common Shag is a species of cormorant. It breeds around the rocky coasts of western and southern...
s" because of their enthusiasm for looting ships wrecked in the bay. Local legend has it that Seaford residents would, on occasion, cause ships to run aground by placing fake harbour lights on the cliffs.
"The wily locals exploited their rights to flotsam and jetsam to the full, even to the extent of luring ships into the beach by lighting fires. Scores of vessels fell prey to the wreckers of Seaford shags. Grounded in the bay they were stripped of their cargos" - Lewes DC local history of Seaford
However, Seaford's fortunes revived in the 19th century with the arrival of the railway connecting the town to Lewes
Lewes
Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, England and historically of all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-oriented town...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It became a small seaside resort town, and more recently a dormitory town
Commuter town
A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...
for the nearby larger settlements of Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
and Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, as well as for London.
The traditional Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
pronunciation of the name has a full vowel in each syllable: [ˈsiːfɔːd] "sea-ford". However, outside Sussex (and increasingly within), it is commonly pronounced with a reduced vowel on the second syllable: ˈsiːfərd "seaf'd".
Geography
The town lies on the coast near Seaford Head, roughly equidistant between the mouths of the River OuseRiver Ouse, Sussex
The River Ouse is a river in the counties of West and East Sussex in England.-Course:The river rises near Lower Beeding and runs eastwards into East Sussex, meandering narrowly and turning slowly southward...
and the Cuckmere. The Ouse valley was a wide tidal estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
with its mouth nearly closed by a shingle bar
Baymouth bar
A baymouth bar is a depositional feature as a result of longshore drift. It is a spit that completely closes access to a bay, thus sealing it off from the main body of water. These bars usually consist of accumulated gravel and sand carried by the current of longshore drift and deposited at a less...
, but the tidal mudflat
Mudflat
Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats, are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers. They are found in sheltered areas such as bays, bayous, lagoons, and estuaries. Mudflats may be viewed geologically as exposed layers of bay mud, resulting from deposition of...
s and salt marsh
Salt marsh
A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salt water or brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of halophytic plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt marsh...
es have been "inned" (protected from the tidal river by dykes) to form grassy freshwater marshes (grazing marsh
Grazing marsh
Grazing marsh is a British Isles term for flat, marshy grassland in polders. It consists of large grass fields separated by fresh or brackish ditches, and is often important for its wildlife.-History:...
). To the north the town faces the chalk downland
Downland
A downland is an area of open chalk hills. This term is especially used to describe the chalk countryside in southern England. Areas of downland are often referred to as Downs....
of the South Downs
South Downs
The South Downs is a range of chalk hills that extends for about across the south-eastern coastal counties of England from the Itchen Valley of Hampshire in the west to Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, in the east. It is bounded on its northern side by a steep escarpment, from whose...
, and along the coast to the east are the Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters, Sussex
The Seven Sisters are a series of chalk cliffs by the English Channel. They form part of the South Downs in East Sussex, between the towns of Seaford and Eastbourne in southern England. They are within the Seven Sisters Country Park...
chalk cliffs, and Beachy Head
Beachy Head
Beachy Head is a chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne in the county of East Sussex, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. The cliff there is the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m above sea level. The peak allows views of the south...
. This stretch of coast is notified for its geological and ecological features as Seaford to Beachy Head Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
.
The River Ouse used to run parallel to the shore behind the shingle bar, entering the sea close to Seaford. However, a major storm in the 16th century broke through the bar at its western end, creating a new river mouth close to the village then called Meeching but renamed Newhaven
Newhaven, East Sussex
Newhaven is a town in the Lewes District of East Sussex in England. It lies at the mouth of the River Ouse, on the English Channel coast, and is a ferry port for services to France.-Origins:...
. Part of the former channel of the river remains as a brackish lagoon
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
.
The town formerly had excellent beaches, which were supplied by longshore drift
Longshore drift
Longshore drift consists of the transportation of sediments along a coast at an angle to the shoreline, which is dependent on prevailing wind direction, swash and backwash. This process occurs in the littoral zone, and in or within close proximity to the surf zone...
constantly moving sand along the coast from west to east. However, in the early 20th century a large breakwater
Breakwater (structure)
Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.-Purposes of breakwaters:...
was constructed at Newhaven Harbour and the harbour entrance was regularly dredged. These works cut off the supply of fresh sand to the beach. By the 1980s the beach at Seaford had all but vanished, the shoreline becoming steep, narrow and largely composed of small boulders. This made Seaford attractive to watersports enthusiasts (since water visibility was good and there was a rapid drop-off into deep water) but it discouraged more general seaside visitors. So in 1987 a massive beach replenishment
Beach nourishment
Beach nourishment— also referred to as beach replenishment—describes a process by which sediment lost through longshore drift or erosion is replaced from sources outside of the eroding beach...
operation was carried out, in which around 1 million tonnes of material was dredged from sandbanks out to sea and deposited on the shore. During a severe storm
Great Storm of 1987
The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on the night of 15/16 October 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused winds to hit much of southern England and northern France...
in October of the same year a substantial amount of the deposited material on the upper part of the beach was washed out past low tide level, leading to questions in the House of Commons. The beach has been topped up several times since then, giving the town a broad beach of sand and shingle.
The town's publicity website states: For many, the main attraction in Seaford is the beach. This has an obvious attraction in the summer, when the sea reaches temperatures up to 20° Celsius (68°F).
History
In 1620 and 1624, the sheriff and jurat of Seaford was William Levett, of an Anglo-NormanAnglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
family long seated in Sussex. William Levett of Seaford owned the Bunces and Stonehouse manors in Warbleton
Warbleton
Warbleton is a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. Within its bounds are four settlements, one of which gives its name to the parish. It is located south-east of Heathfield on the slopes of the Weald.-History:...
, probably inheriting them from his father John Levett, who died in 1607. Levett sold the estates in 1628 and died in 1635, his will being filed in Hastings
Hastings
Hastings is a town and borough in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. The town is located east of the county town of Lewes and south east of London, and has an estimated population of 86,900....
.
The Levett
Levett
Levett is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from the village of Livet-en-Ouche, now Jonquerets-de-Livet, in Eure, Normandy. Ancestors of the earliest Levett family in England, the de Livets were lords of the village of Livet, and undertenants of the de Ferrers, among the most powerful of...
family intermarried with other Sussex families, including the Gildredges, the Eversfields, the Popes, the Ashburnhams, the Adams, and the Chaloners. A seal with his arms belonging to John de Livet, Lord of Firle, was found at Eastbourne in 1851.
Crime
Crime rates In Seaford:| Offence | Locally | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Robbery | .17 | 1.85 |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 1.67 | 4.04 |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 4.59 | 9.56 |
| Sexual offences | .83 | 1.17 |
| Violence against a person | 16.75 | 19.97 |
| Burglary | 2.99 | 5.67 |
Politics and administration
From 1894 to 1974 Seaford was an urban districtUrban district
In the England, Wales and Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council....
run by Seaford Urban District Council. In the local government reorganisation of 1974 it became an unparished area
Unparished area
In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish. Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unparished. Many towns and some cities in otherwise rural districts are also unparished areas and therefore no longer have a town council or city...
which was part of the Lewes District Council area. This loss of independence was unpopular with Seaford residents and in 1999 the town became a civil parish within Lewes, with a town council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
. Municipal services within Seaford are now provided by three tiers of local government - the county council
County council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
, the district council and the town council.
The town council has 20 members, four elected by each of five wards. The Seaford Community Partnership is a body incorporating representatives drawn from all three tiers of local government and from local civic groups. The partnership seeks to advise on long term development strategy for the town.
The parliamentary constituency of Seaford
Seaford (UK Parliament constituency)
The UK parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a Cinque Port constituency, similar to a parliamentary borough, in Seaford, East Sussex. A rotten borough, prone by size to undue influence by a patron, it was disenfranchised in the Reform Act of 1832...
was a notorious rotten borough
Rotten borough
A "rotten", "decayed" or pocket borough was a parliamentary borough or constituency in the United Kingdom that had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron to gain undue and unrepresentative influence within Parliament....
until its disenfranchisement in the Reform Act 1832
Reform Act 1832
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales...
when it was incorporated into the Lewes constituency
Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)
Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.-Boundaries:The constituency is...
. Seaford returned three Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
who went on to become Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
: Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham was a British Whig statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 27 August 1743 until his death in 1754...
represented the town from 1717 to 1722, William Pitt the Elder
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years' War...
from 1747 to 1754 and George Canning
George Canning
George Canning PC, FRS was a British statesman and politician who served as Foreign Secretary and briefly Prime Minister.-Early life: 1770–1793:...
in 1827.
Seaford is currently part of the Lewes parliamentary constituency
Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)
Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.-Boundaries:The constituency is...
. In the 2010 general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
, Norman Baker
Norman Baker
Norman John Baker is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Lewes in East Sussex since 1997. Since May 2010 he has been Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department for Transport....
(Liberal Democrat) was returned as MP for Lewes. Baker was first elected as MP in 1997. Prior to entering Parliament, Baker was a political activist who had been a member of a number of local authorities including Lewes District Council.
Seaford has been twinned with the town of Bönningstedt
Bönningstedt
Bönningstedt is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 8 km east of Pinneberg, and 13 km north of Hamburg...
, Germany, since 1984. Seaford has one of the longest serving town crier
Town crier
A town crier, or bellman, is an officer of the court who makes public pronouncements as required by the court . The crier can also be used to make public announcements in the streets...
s in England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
—Peter White— who was appointed to this honorary position in 1977 by Lewes District Council
Lewes (district)
Lewes is a local government district in East Sussex in southern England covering an area of , with of coastline. It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, and Seaford. Plumpton racecourse is within the district...
, and is now an appointee of Seaford Town Council. The Town Crier's website is www.communigate.co.uk/sussex/towncrierofseaford/
Seaford has the westernmost of the South Coast Martello Tower
Martello tower
Martello towers are small defensive forts built in several countries of the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the Napoleonic Wars onwards....
s, number 74, now a local history museum.
Parts of the nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
, aisles and clerestory
Clerestory
Clerestory is an architectural term that historically denoted an upper level of a Roman basilica or of the nave of a Romanesque or Gothic church, the walls of which rise above the rooflines of the lower aisles and are pierced with windows. In modern usage, clerestory refers to any high windows...
of the Church of England parish church
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
of St Leonard
Leonard of Noblac
Leonard of Noblac or of Limoges or de Noblet , is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin of France.-Traditional biography:According to the romance that...
are Norman
Norman architecture
About|Romanesque architecture, primarily English|other buildings in Normandy|Architecture of Normandy.File:Durham Cathedral. Nave by James Valentine c.1890.jpg|thumb|200px|The nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the...
work from the 11th century. The north and south arcades
Arcade (architecture)
An arcade is a succession of arches, each counterthrusting the next, supported by columns or piers or a covered walk enclosed by a line of such arches on one or both sides. In warmer or wet climates, exterior arcades provide shelter for pedestrians....
and most of the clerestory windows are Early English Gothic. The tower is 14th century and its upper part is Perpendicular Gothic. The transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
s and polygonal apse
Apse
In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...
are Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
additions designed by John Billing
John Billing
John Billing, FRIBA was an architect from Reading, Berkshire. His grandfather Richard Billing , father Richard Billing , brothers Richard and Arthur and nephew Arthur Ernest were also architects....
and built in 1861-82.
Seaford lifeguard
Lifeguard
A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on...
s patrol the beach and water each weekend and bank holiday from May to September. They are made up of volunteers, mainly young people, who give thousands of unpaid hours every year to train and help keep the public safe. They have been recognised as the best equipped and trained non-RNLI beach lifeguard unit in the country.
In 2009, Seaford became the first south east
South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England, designated in 1994 and adopted for statistical purposes in 1999. It consists of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex...
town to elect a Young Mayor. The town's youth voted Oscar Hardy as Young Mayor and Eleanor Homan, Deputy Young Mayor. Eleanor Homan entered the role of Young Mayor and Maddie Jay became her Deputy. Maddie is Young Mayor for 2011-2012, and her Deputy is Amy Gough. The project itself was started by Councillor Carolyn Lambert and continues to help get the young people of Seaford heard in both the town council and district.
Sport
Seaford Rugby Football ClubSeaford Rugby Football Club
-Regular First team squad:**1 Loosehead prop John Wilson.**2 Hooker Dennis Singleton.**3 Tighthead prop Phil Innis.**4 Lock / Loosehead prop Ben Lane.**5 Lock Toby Culshaw.**6 Blindside Flanker / Hooker Steve Dann.**7 Openside flanker Josh Sheppard....
, affiliated to the Sussex County Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
, play at the town's Salts Recreation Ground, which is also home to Seaford Cricket Club.
Seaford Town
Seaford Town F.C.
Seaford Town F.C. are a football club based in Seaford, East Sussex, England.-History:They were among the founding members of the Sussex County League Division Two in 1952....
, the local football club, plays at the Crouch Playing Field. They play in the Sussex County League
Sussex County Football League
The Sussex County Football League is a football league broadly covering the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex and southeastern Surrey, England.Formed in 1920, the league now has six divisions - three for first teams and three for reserve sides...
Division Two.
The town has two golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
s, Seaford Golf Club
Seaford Golf Club
Seaford Golf Club is a golf club located in East Blatchington, England. The club was established in 1887 and was originally located at Seaford Head, before moving to its current location in 1907.-Course:...
, a downland course at Firle Road, and Seaford Head Golf Course
Seaford Head Golf Course
Seaford Head Golf Course is a links golf course, situated in Seaford, a coastal town in East Sussex, in the south of England. The course is on the Seaford Head Cliff, so offers views of the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head.-History:...
which enjoys views of the coastline and the South Downs.
Seaford Bowling Club is a private club at Blatchington Road dating back to 1912, and there is also The Crouch Bowling Club in Crouch Gardens, East Street.
The Wave Leisure centres
Leisure centre
A leisure centre in the UK and Canada is a purpose built building or site, usually owned and operated by the city, borough council or municipal district council, where people go to keep fit or relax through using the facilities.- Typical Facilities :...
in Seaford and its surrounds offer a range of sports and pastimes, including badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, indoor bowls, children's disco dancing, line-dancing and fitness classes. Wave Leisure is a not for profit organisation that operates a number of local leisure facilities including the Downs Leisure Centre in Seaford. It should not be confused with WAVES, which is a Seaford-based charity supporting families in difficulties.
Swimming facilities are provided for the town at Seaford Head Swimming Pool, run by Wave Leisure.
Towards the western end of Seaford Bay lies Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club. Founded in 1952 by a group of sailing enthusiasts, the club now has two sites - racing off Seaford Beach and sailing at Piddinghoe Lake near Newhaven where the RYA
Rya
A rya is a traditional Scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches. They were made using a form of the Ghiordes knot to make the double-sided pile fabric. Though rya means "rug" in English, the original meaning in Sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile...
accredited Sailing School is located. http://www.nssc.org.uk
Transport
Two local half-hourly circular busBus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
services, the 119 and 120, are provided by Renown Coaches
Renown Coaches
Renown Coaches are based in Bexhill with a yard at Newhaven. They run bus services in East Sussex, Essex, Kent and into Hertfordshire. They also offer self drive car hire, coach hire and day trips by coach...
, who also run bus 126 from Seaford via Alfriston
Alfriston
Alfriston is a village and civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, England. The village lies in the valley of the River Cuckmere, about four miles north-east of Seaford and south of the main A27 trunk road and part of the large area of Polegate...
to Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
.
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company operates almost all bus services in the city of Brighton and Hove in southern England. The company was established in 1884 as Brighton, Hove and Preston United Omnibus Company and has been part of the Go-Ahead Group since 1993.The company currently operates a...
operate two frequent bus services, the 12 and 12A, routed along the A259 through Seaford (although the 12A goes via the Chyngton Estate on the east side of Seaford) which take commuters to Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
or Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
which both have extensive onward bus services.
Seaford railway station
Seaford railway station
Seaford Railway Station is in Seaford in East Sussex, England. Seaford is the terminus of the Seaford Branch Line of the East Coastway Line. The station has been reduced to single track and only one platform remains in use...
is the terminus of the line from Brighton
Brighton railway station
Brighton railway station is the principal railway station in the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England. The station master is Mark Epsom...
via Lewes
Lewes railway station
Lewes railway station serves the town of Lewes in East Sussex, England. It has five platforms and is on the East Coastway Line. Train services are provided by Southern.The station has a café and a newsagent, and there is a taxi office on the main forecourt...
and Newhaven
Newhaven Town railway station
Newhaven Town Railway Station is one of two active railway stations serving Newhaven in East Sussex, England, the other being Newhaven Harbour....
. The local train services are operated by Southern
Southern (train operating company)
Southern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Officially named Southern Railway Ltd., it is a subsidiary of Govia, a joint venture between transport groups Go-Ahead Group and Keolis, and has operated the South Central rail franchise since October 2000 and the Gatwick Express service...
.
Notable people
- Captain John Seaman sailed to Long IslandLong IslandLong Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
in what is now New York State in the 1640s, purchased land from the native Americans and founded Seaford, New YorkSeaford, New YorkSeaford is a census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 15,294 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Seaford is located at ....
. - Sir Anthony BluntAnthony BluntAnthony Frederick Blunt , was a British art historian who was exposed as a Soviet spy late in his life.Blunt was Professor of the History of Art at the University of London, director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, Surveyor of the King's Pictures and London...
, the former keeper of the Queen's paintings who was revealed to be a Soviet spy, went to school in Seaford. - Musician Robyn HitchcockRobyn HitchcockRobyn Rowan Hitchcock is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano and bass guitar....
spent time in Seaford, writing about it in his song Museum of Sex. - Comedian Dickie HendersonDickie HendersonDickie Henderson, OBE was a London-born entertainer.-Early years:His father, Dick Henderson was a music hall comedian and singer famous for his short, rotund appearance, bowler hat and beautiful singing voice...
and actress Penelope KeithPenelope KeithPenelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL is an English actress.Having started her television career in the 1950s, Penelope Keith became a household name in the United Kingdom in the 1970s when she played Margo Leadbetter in the sitcom The Good Life...
both went to school in Seaford. - Jordan (Pamela Rooke)Jordan (Pamela Rooke)Jordan , is a model and actress noted for her work with Vivienne Westwood and the SEX boutique in the Kings Road area of London in the mid-1970s, and for being a fixture at many of the early Sex Pistols performances...
, an actress/model noted for her work with Vivienne WestwoodVivienne WestwoodDame Vivienne Westwood, DBE, RDI is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.-Early life:...
and the SEX boutique in the Kings RoadKings RoadKing's Road or Kings Road, known popularly as The King's Road or The KR, is a major, well-known street stretching through Chelsea and Fulham, both in west London, England...
area of London in the mid 1970s, was born in Seaford, and now works in the town as a veterinary nurse. - Val McCallaVal McCallaVal McCalla is best known as the founder of The Voice, a British weekly newspaper aimed at the Britain's black community. He founded it in 1982 as a voice for the British African-Caribbean community and black Briton people...
, who was recently voted as one of the top 100 black Britons of all time and was the founder of The VoiceThe Voice (newspaper)The Voice is a British national weekly tabloid newspaper owned by the Jamaican publisher, GV Media Group, aimed at the British Afro-Caribbean community. The paper is based in the London Docklands and is published every Monday.-History:...
, lived in Seaford until his premature death in 2002. - The astronautAstronautAn astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
Piers SellersPiers SellersPiers John Sellers OBE is a British-born Anglo-American meteorologist and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of three space shuttle missions....
attended Tyttenhanger Lodge Preparatory SchoolPreparatory school (UK)In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
, Seaford. - Twin sisters Connie PowneyConnie Powney- Personal life :Powney has a twin sister Cassie, who is her younger twin by two minutes.- Career :She played the role of Sophie Burton in the soap opera Hollyoaks, alongside Cassie ....
and Cassie PowneyCassie Powney- Personal life :Powney has a twin sister Connie, who is her elder twin by two minutes.- Career :She played the role of Mel Burton in the soap opera Hollyoaks alongside her sister Connie, who played the role of Sophie Burton....
, who played Mel and Sophie Burton in Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
soap HollyoaksHollyoaksHollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
, grew up in Seaford. - Paul Garred, drummer of the band The KooksThe KooksThe Kooks are an English indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2001. Formed by Luke Pritchard , Hugh Harris , Paul Garred , and Max Rafferty , the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty...
, grew up in Seaford. - Colin Wells (cricketer), ex-professional cricketer for SussexSussex County Cricket ClubSussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
and DerbyshireDerbyshire County Cricket ClubDerbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
, lives in Seaford. - Pete ThomasPete ThomasPete Thomas is best known as the longtime drummer for Elvis Costello. Tom Waits has referred to him as "one of the best rock drummers alive".-Career:...
, the world famous drummer, was brought up in Seaford. Recently inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of FameRock and Roll Hall of FameThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,...
, Pete is best known for his 30 year association with Elvis CostelloElvis CostelloElvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
. - Tennessee ThomasTennessee ThomasTennessee Jane Bunny Thomas is a British-born American drummer and actress. She is a founding member and drummer of the indie rock group The Like.She is the daughter of Pete Thomas, drummer for Elvis Costello and the Attractions....
, girl drummer of The Like and fashion model, lived a while in Seaford before moving to CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. - Michael OlowokandiMichael OlowokandiMichael Olowokandi is a retired Nigerian British professional basketball center who played in the American National Basketball Association from 1998 to 2007....
, from NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
, former NBA basketball player for the Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota TimberwolvesThe Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
and most recently the Boston CelticsBoston CelticsThe Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
2006–2007, went to school for a short time at Newlands Manor School, Seaford. - Actor Nigel DavenportNigel DavenportNigel Davenport is an English stage, television and film actor.- Early life :Davenport was born Arthur Nigel Davenport, however he goes by the first name of Nigel. Davenport was born in Shelford, Cambridgeshire, the son of Katherine Lucy and Arthur Henry Davenport. Davenport's father was a bursar...
, attended St Peter's School, Seaford. - Actor Oscar LloydOscar LloydOscar Lloyd is a young British actor from Seaford. In early 2009, at the age of 12, he started starring in Emmerdale as the character of Will Wylde, son of Mark and Natasha Wylde; he left in January 2011...
, who appears in ITVITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap EmmerdaleEmmerdaleEmmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
. - Bruce StewartBruce StewartBruce Stewart is a New Zealand-born fiction writer and dramatist of Ngāti Raukawa Te Arawa descent. Stewart's work is marked by expressions of the anger, confused loyalties and spiritual aspiration of late-twentieth-century Māori...
, writer of the 1970, ITV series TimeslipTimeslipTimeslip is a British children's science fiction television series made by ATV for the ITV network and broadcast between 1970 and 1971. The series centres around two children, Simon Randall and Liz Skinner who discover the existence of a strange anomaly, known as the “Time Barrier”, that enables...
, lived in Seaford - Clementine Churchill, wife of Winston Churchill lived in Seaford.
- The late actor Maurice DenhamMaurice DenhamMaurice Denham OBE was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career.-Life and career:...
lived in Seaford. - Tony CaunterTony CaunterAnthony Peter "Tony" Caunter is a British actor best known for his role as Jack Shepherd in the Yorkshire TV sitcom Queenie's Castle and also his portrayal of Roy Evans in EastEnders from 1994-2003....
, who played Roy Evans (EastEnders)Roy Evans (EastEnders)Roy Edmund Evans is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Tony Caunter. Introduced by Series Producer Barbara Emile in 1994, Roy was scripted as a love interest for Pat Butcher...
once lived in Seaford - Former Motorcycling Stunt-Rider Eddie Kidd now lives in Seaford.
Education
Between the late 19th century and the 1950s Seaford was renowned as a "school town". The many preparatory schoolsPreparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
and other independent schools were the main employers in the town, although many such as Ladycross School
Ladycross School
Ladycross was a Catholic preparatory school based in Seaford, East Sussex, overlooking the downs with trenches which led up to the cliffs. Founded in 1891, more than 2,000 pupils attended it before its closure in 1977.-History:...
were closed and the land used for new housing estates in the last decades of the 20th century.
Although it has many primary schools (Chyngton, Cradle Hill, Annecy, Seaford County Primary), from the nursery to the "sixth year" of education, the town of Seaford has only one state-run comprehensive secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, Seaford Head Community College
Seaford Head Community College
Seaford Head Community College , in the town of Seaford, East Sussex, England, is a co-educational comprehensive school for students aged 11 to 16 years....
(formerly Seaford Head School), which in 2009 closed its sixth form. Seaford is also home to independent school, Newlands Preparatory and Manor, which includes a specialist unit for pupils with specific learning difficulties.
The town is also home to a special needs
Special needs
In the USA, special needs is a term used in clinical diagnostic and functional development to describe individuals who require assistance for disabilities that may be medical, mental, or psychological. For instance, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the International...
boarding school called Bowden House which is run by Tower Hamlets Council.
Military
The RomanAncient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
s are known to have had a camp in Seaford. In 1806–1808 a Martello Tower was built at the eastern end of Seaford Bay. It is the most westerly of the towers, numbered tower 74. During the First and Second World Wars there were large military camp
Military camp
A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large campsites. In the Roman era the military camp had highly...
s in the town.
Seaford has seven Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
holders associated with the town:
- William George WalkerWilliam George WalkerMajor General William George Walker VC, CB was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
— Lived and died in Seaford - Cuthbert BromleyCuthbert BromleyMajor Cuthbert Bromley VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
— Lived in Seaford - William Frederick McFadzeanWilliam Frederick McFadzeanWilliam Frederick "Billy" McFadzean VC was born in Lurgan, County Armagh. From Ulster, he was a Northern Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:McFadzean...
— Trained at the North Camp, Seaford - Geoffrey Charles Tasker KeyesGeoffrey Charles Tasker KeyesLieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, VC, MC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
— Attended Kings Mead School, Seaford - David Auldjo JamiesonDavid Auldjo JamiesonMajor David Auldjo Jamieson VC, CVO was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
— Attended Ladycross School, Seaford - Claud Raymond — Lived in Seaford
- Herbert Jones (H. JonesH. JonesLieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones VC OBE, , known as H. Jones, was a British army officer and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross...
) — Attended St Peter's School, Seaford
See also
- List of places of worship in Lewes (district)
- Seaford MuseumSeaford MuseumThe Seaford Museum of Local History was established at its present site in 1979. It contains objects, archives and displays relating to the local history of the Seaford area.- The Museum :...
- Seaford railway stationSeaford railway stationSeaford Railway Station is in Seaford in East Sussex, England. Seaford is the terminus of the Seaford Branch Line of the East Coastway Line. The station has been reduced to single track and only one platform remains in use...
- BishopstoneBishopstone, East SussexBishopstone is a hamlet with a population of about 200 people, located along a dead-end road west of Seaford, East Sussex. Bishopstone was an episcopal manor: hence its name meaning "dwelling place of the bishop". The church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, is thought to date from the 8th century, and...
- Bishopstone railway stationBishopstone railway stationBishopstone railway station is located on the western side of the town of Seaford in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to the coast, and approximately from the hamlet of Bishopstone, from which it takes its name...
- Tide Mills, East SussexTide Mills, East SussexTide Mills is a derelict village in East Sussex, England. It lies about two kilometres south east of Newhaven and four kilometres north west of Seaford and is near both Bishopstone and East Blatchington.-The old village:...
- East BlatchingtonEast BlatchingtonEast Blatchington is a coastal village in East Sussex, and is nowadays the western part of Seaford where the two have gradually merged. East Blatchington is associated with Tide Mills, and is sometimes given as an alternate name for the Tide Mills area....
- AlfristonAlfristonAlfriston is a village and civil parish in the East Sussex district of Wealden, England. The village lies in the valley of the River Cuckmere, about four miles north-east of Seaford and south of the main A27 trunk road and part of the large area of Polegate...
External links
- Seaford Museum and Heritage Society
- Seaford Musical Theatre, at the Barn Theatre, Seaford
- Photographs of Seaford
- Seaford Town Council
- Seahaven FM community radio station based in Seaford
- Seaford Lifeguards
- Seaford Town Website, tides, trains, weather etc
- Seaford Community Partnership
- Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club
- Seaford Bowling Club
- Crouch Bowling Club
- http://www.communigate.co.uk/sussex/towncrierofseaford/