Sussex is made up of East Sussex and West Sussex and has 2 cities and some well known towns. The seaside resort of Brighton is one of the cities and the other is Chichester. Both of these cities are home to universities and are near the south coast of England.
Well known towns in Sussex include Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings, Horsham, Bexhill-on-Sea, Burgess Hill, Lewes, Petworth, Rye, Arundel, Bognor Regis and Worthing.
The county takes its position roughly from the ancient kingdom of Sussex this was originally populated in the 12th Century. Roughly a century and a half after Arundel Castle was constructed for the first time. Arundel castle was damaged in the English Civil War, but was restored during the 18th and 19th centuries. Now Arundel is a small market town on the South Downs and sits on the River Arun.
The city of Brighton is not just a university town, but also a well loved seaside resort, as is Bognor Regis. Brightons Piers are world famous. The West Pier suffered wide spread damage in 2003 when it was set on fire. There are now plans to replace it with a landmark called i360, this will be a 172m high tower, with views across the sea.
Lewes is one of the largest towns in East Sussex it is the county town of East Sussex and is located on the River Ouse. With a population of around 16,000 and is renowned for its excellent bonfire celebrations on November 5th.
East Grinstead is positioned right in the North East corner of West Sussex with a population of twentynine tousand. The town has the headquarters in the UK of the Church of Scientology. East Grinstead, like many other towns in Sussex, is used by commuters for London.
It sis the second busiest airport in the UK and is located in Sussex ? Gatwick Airport. Gatwick is located in Crawley and is owned by BAA. In 2007 Gawtick handled over 35 million people. Three of the most popular airlines operate from Gatwick ? BA, Virgin Atlantic and EasyJet.
Worthing is another major area in Sussex, the borough has a population close too one hundred thousand and is served by 5 railway stations ? East worthing, Worthing, West Worthing, Durrington-on-Sea and Goring.