Telscombe

Telscombe
Area	4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population	7,146 (Parish-2007)
• Density	Template:Pop density mi2 to km2
OS grid reference	TQ405033
• London	48 miles (77 km) N
District	Lewes
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEWES
Postcode district	BN7, BN10
Dialling code	01273
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Brighton Kemptown
Website	http://www.telscombetowncouncil.gov.uk/

Telscombe is a coastal town in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. Most of the population is at Telscombe Cliffs on the coast, while the old village on the South Downs is located across downland to the north, and is six miles (10 km) south of Lewes. The ancient ecclesiastical parish had a coastal frontage between those of Rottingdean and Piddinghoe, now much taken up by modern housing development, particularly Saltdean, and Peacehaven, including Telscombe Cliffs within the civil parish. In 1929 Telscombe became a civil parish: in 1974 it became a town, with a mayor. The new civic centre in Telscombe Cliffs came into use in 2000.

Several miles by road from Telscombe Cliffs, the ancient village of Telscombe on a winding dead end road, is a small cluster of buildings around a church dedicated to St Laurence. It is a 10th-century foundation with a 13th-century font, largely rebuilt and decorated in the 20th century.

The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of Telscombe.

The town has a school, Telscombe Cliffs Primary.

The parish includes part of the Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs Site of Special Scientific Interest. The cliffs are mainly of geological interest, containing many Santonian and Campanian fossils. The SSSI listing includes flora and fauna biological interest too.

St. Laurence's Church

External links

• Telscombe Town website