Laughton, East Sussex

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Coordinates: 50°54′N 0°08′E / 50.90°N 0.13°E

Laughton

Laughton Laughton shown within East Sussex
Area	19.0 km² (7.3 sq mi) ^[1]
Population	585 (Parish-2007)^[1]
- Density	80 /sq mi (31 /km²)
OS grid reference	TQ501131
- London	43 miles (69 km) NNW
Civil parish	Laughton
District	Wealden
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEWES
Postcode district	BN8
Dialling code	01323
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Lewes
Website	http://www.laughtonvillage.org/
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Laughton is a village and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The village is located five miles (8 km) east of Lewes, at a junction on the minor road to Hailsham (B2124). It appears in the Domesday Book, and there are Roman remains nearby.

Education is provided at the Laughton Community Primary School;Which was attended by Alexander Grantham.^[2] and the parish church is dedicated to All Saints.^[3] The Roebuck Inn, on the Lewes Road, provides accommodation and food^[4]

Landmarks

The Site of Special Scientific Interest Park Corner Heath lies within the parish. It is a 8.7 acres (3.5 ha) site of biological interest consisting of grassy heath, scrub and woodland. It provides a habitat for many species of moth and butterfly.^[5]

Henry Pelham and Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 18th Century Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, were buried together at All Saints Church in Laughton.

Laughton Manor was built 1760-1780. ^[6]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
↑ Laughton Primary School website
↑ Laughton church
↑ Roebuck Inn
↑ "Natural England - SSSI". English Nature. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
↑ "LAUGHTON MANOR, EAST SUSSEX". Daily Telegraph.

External links

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v t e Towns, villages and hamlets in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England

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Wealden District

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