Sussex County, England

Location: Southeast England, Hampshire on NE, Surrey county on N side, Kent on NW, and English Channel on the south. It is up to 17 miles N. to S. and 76 miles E. to W., about 933,269 acres.

Mountains: South Downs - chalk hills - from Petersfield, to Beachy Head
Valley: Weald - travels NE to SE
Marshes: SE of valley, wide near the sea
Rivers: Arun, Adur, Ouse, and Rother, flow S. into the English Channel

Agriculture: grain and hay in the low lands by the sea where the soil is fertile
sheep on the South Downs
forest trees especially Oak in the sandy or clay soils of the Weald
hops cultivation in the eastern county

Minerals: Ironstone, Limestone containing seashells known as Sussex marble

Manufacturing: bricks, gunpowder, paper, tiles and woolens

Tourist attractions: Brighton, Hastings, Easthourne, Worthing, Seaford, Littlehampton, and
Bognor, watering and bathing places and health resorts along the coast due to mild climate
archeological remains

Goverment: 6 divisions for parliament - Horsham for NW, Chichester for SW, East Grinstead for N, Lewes for Mid, Eastbourne for S, and Rye for E - 1 member per division
Diocese - most of Sussex is in the diocese of Chichester
Population - about 490,505