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Laughton, East Sussex

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OS grid reference
  
TQ501131

District
  
Wealden

Country
  
England

Area
  
19 km²

Population
  
599 (2011)

Civil parish
  
Laughton

Region
  
South East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Monday 1:25 PM

Shire county
  
East Sussex

Laughton, East Sussex

Weather
  
14°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 48% Humidity

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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.

Contents

Map of Laughton, UK

Education is provided at the Laughton Community Primary School. The parish church is dedicated to All Saints. The Roebuck Inn, on the Lewes Road, provides accommodation and food

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.

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 is a Grade II listed manor house, built 1760-1780.

References

Laughton, East Sussex Wikipedia