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East Sussex

East Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England. Established in 1974 from the eastern half of Sussex, it is bordered by Kent to the north-east, West Sussex to the west, Surrey to the north-west, and the English Channel to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Brighton and Hove.

The county has an area of 1,792 km2 (692 sq mi) and a population of 844,985. The latter is largely concentrated in the south along the coast, where the largest settlements are located: Brighton and Hove (277,103), Eastbourne (101,700), and Hastings (92,855). The Brighton and Hove built-up area extends into West Sussex and has a total population of 474,485. The centre and north of the county is largely rural, and the largest settlement is Crowborough (20,607). For administrative purposes East Sussex is divided into six districts. Five belong to a two-tier non-metropolitan county governed by East Sussex County Council and five district councils, and the district of Brighton and Hove is governed as a unitary authority by its city council.

The north-east of East Sussex is part of the Weald, a sandstone anticline which was once an extensive woodland. The highest point in this area is Crowborough Hill (242 m (794 ft)), part of the High Weald uplands. The south-west of the county is part of the South Downs, a rolling chalk escarpment which stretches west into West Sussex and Hampshire. Ditchling Beacon (248 m (814 ft)) is the highest point. Where the downs reach the sea they forms high cliffs such as the Seven Sisters, where eroded dry valleys create an undulating skyline. The county does not contain large rivers, but its largest are the Rother, which forms part of the boundary with Kent, the Cuckmere, and the Ouse, which rises in West Sussex and flows through Lewes before reaching the English Channel at Newhaven.