Firle
Sign in to saveFirle (; Sussex dialect: Furrel ) is a village and civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England. Firle refers to an Old English word fierol meaning overgrown with oak.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wealden
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Firle
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- South East England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Firle 2.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Street, Firle
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 13.9
- UK place.population
- 327
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish-2007)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ494067
- UK place.post_town
- LEWES
- UK place.postcode_area
- BN
- UK place.postcode_district
- BN8
- UK place.dial_code
- 01273
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Lewes
- Population
- +293
- Area
- +13.9
- Image
- Firle 042.JPG
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History of the village
- The Greengage at Hengrave Hall, Suffolk
- Notable residents
- Village features
- Governance
- Landmarks
- See also
- References
- External links
Firle (; Sussex dialect: Furrel ) is a village and civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England. Firle refers to an Old English word fierol meaning overgrown with oak.
Although the original division of East Firle and West Firle still remains, East Firle is now simply confined to the houses of Heighton Street, which lie to the east of the Firle Park. West Firle is now generally referred to as Firle although West Firle remains its official name. It is located south of the A27 road four miles (9 km) east of Lewes.