Lewes

Lewes (pronounced "Lewis") is a town in East Sussex, England, UK. A battle was fought there in 1264.

Lewes has lots of restaurants, cafés, pubs, hotels, jobs, and lots more. This attracts lots of people to visit the Town in East Sussex.

Lewes has the most historical features of all of Sussex. In 2001 it had the population of 15,988 and it is still growing.

It had its own battle called Battle Of Lewes in 1264, during the reign of Henry III.

Lewes Media

• Coa England Family Warren of Surrey.svg

  Arms of the de Warenne family

• FitzAlan arms.svg

  Arms of the Fitzalan family

• Lewes Bonfire, Martyrs Crosses.jpg

  Procession of the martyrs' crosses, as part of Lewes' Bonfire Night celebrations

• Harveys Brewery (Lewes).jpg

  Harveys Brewery in the centre of Lewes

• Lewes Castle towers.JPG

  Two towers of Lewes Castle, West Sussex, photographed from the west.

• The Fifteenth Century Bookshop.JPG

  The Fifteenth Century Bookshop, on the corner of High Street and Keere Street

• Thomas Paines Lewes home.jpg

  Bull House: Thomas Paine's home

• Keere Street, Lewes.JPG

  Keere Street, Lewes, East Sussex, photographed from the south-east

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  Lewes railway station, looking east. South Downs in the distance