Ditchling
Sign in to saveDitchling is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is contained within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park; the order confirming the establishment of the park was signed in Ditchling.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lewes
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,476
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Ditchling
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ditchling 2012 011.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Village main road (Lewes Road) with post office and general store
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 15.49
- UK place.population
- 2,081
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ325151
- UK place.post_town
- Hassocks
- UK place.postcode_area
- BN
- UK place.postcode_district
- BN6
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Lewes
- Population
- +2081
- Area
- +15.49
- Shares border with
- Lewes
- Image
- Ditchling.jpg
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- P7959
- Sussex
- P8168
- Dwight Helminen
Article
29 sectionsContents
- Location
- Etymology
- History
- Anglo-Saxon Ditchling
- Medieval Ditchling
- Modern Ditchling
- Post-war Ditchling
- Landmarks
- Notable buildings and areas
- Buildings
- Religious buildings
- St Georges Retreat
- Stoneywish Country Park
- The Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic
- Meadows
- Woods
- Ditchling Common
- Scarp and downland
- Ditchling Beacon and its bostals
- Standean Farm
- High Park Corner
- Bottoms
- Ditchling's ex-Tenantry Down
- Governance
- Education
- Notable residents
- Notes
- References
- External links
Ditchling is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is contained within the boundaries of the South Downs National Park; the order confirming the establishment of the park was signed in Ditchling.
There are two public houses, The Bull and The White Horse; two cafes, The Nutmeg Tree and The Green Welly; a post office, florist, delicatessen and other shops. Ditchling has community groups and societies, including the Ditchling Film Society and the Ditchling Singers.