Landport Bottom, near Lewes © Malc McDonald cc-by-sa/2.0

2011

TQ3911 : Landport Bottom, near Lewes

Landport Bottom, near Lewes

Landport Bottom is the site of a battle, near Lewes.

In the background is the Landport housing estate, while in the distance are chalk cliffs.

Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Grassland Housing, Dwellings Suburb, Urban fringe Place: Sussex South Downs Lewes other tags: Chalk Cliffs Housing Estate Battlefield Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lewes [17] · Landport [16] · Chalk [7] · Battle of Lewes [6] · Near [6] · Near Lewes [4] · House [3] ·

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Grid Square: TQ3911, 68 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Malc McDonald (more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 17 April, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 25 April, 2011
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 395 110 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:52.9093N 0:1.0322W
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 394 110
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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TQ3911 : Site of the Battle of Lewes 1264 TQ3911 : Landport Bottom, near Lewes

The Battle of Lewes was fought on the 14th May 1264, Simon de Montfort leading the barons to victory against King Henry III - in a war that led to a Parliament that could hold the Crown to account.

Posted by Stan on Wed, 25 Mar 2015 (0 comments)