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East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex and, to the south, by the English Channel.

The ancient kingdom of Sussex had separate county administrations since the 12th century, with the county town of the eastern division being Lewes [1]. This situation was formalised by Parliament in 1865, and the two parts were given distinct elected county councils in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888.

In East Sussex there were three self-administered county boroughs: Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. In 1974 the East Sussex was made a ceremonial county also, and the three county boroughs became districts within the county. At the same time the western boundary was altered, so that the Mid Sussex region (including Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath) was transferred to the administrative county of West Sussex.

In 1997, Brighton & Hove became a self-administered unitary authority and was eventually granted city status in 2000.

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Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. Its limited overs team is called the Sussex Sharks.

The club plays most of its home games at the County Cricket Ground, Hove. The club also plays some games around the county at Arundel, Eastbourne and Horsham.

Having won its first-ever official County Championship title in 2003, Sussex repeated the success in 2006. The 2006 title was secured following a victory against Nottinghamshire, in which Sussex outplayed their hosts by an innings and 245 runs [2]. In 2006, Sussex could officially claim that they are the best cricket team in England.

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Beachy Head is a chalk headland on the south coast of England, close to the town of Eastbourne.

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Gareth Barry (born February 23, 1981 in Hastings, England) is an English footballer and the captain of Aston Villa and is the only player to play in both final matches at the old Wembley Stadium, once for Aston Villa against Chelsea and for England against Germany, both resulting in a 1-0 loss.

An ex-England under-18 captain, he joined Aston Villa from Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. as a trainee in 1997, and played his first match for Villa on May 2, 1998 against Sheffield Wednesday. Initially he played as a central defender, on the left-hand side of a back three including Gareth Southgate and Ugo Ehiogu.

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Current news may be found on the BBC web pages for Sussex.

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Did you know that...

The Athina B became a temporary tourist attraction after becoming beached at an English seaside town?
Mount Caburn is 146 metres high.
Long Man of Wilmington is 227 feet (69 metres) tall and designed to look proportional when viewed from below.
Local folklore explains Devil's Dyke as the work of the devil.
John Logie Baird transmitted the very first television images in his workshop in Hastings
Scenes of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves were filmed at Beachy Head.