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[Sussex] Is Sussex a county?
- Thread starter Triggaaar
- Start date
Administratively/politically separate counties.
Geographically and historically one county. THE BEST!!
Geographically and historically one county. THE BEST!!
pasty
A different kind of pasty
WIKI says:
Sussex, from the Old English Sūþsēaxe (South Saxons), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English Channel, and divided for many purposes into the ceremonial counties of West Sussex and East Sussex
Sussex, from the Old English Sūþsēaxe (South Saxons), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English Channel, and divided for many purposes into the ceremonial counties of West Sussex and East Sussex
This is one area where I used to profoundly disagree with the late and much-missed Ed Bassford (Lord Bracknell). He could quote chapter and verse about how the various local government acts had established East and West Sussex as totally separate entities, and yes administratively we are, but socially and culturally we are one county, proud member of the Saxon Heptarchy, indivisible under God with Banofee pie and trug baskets for all.
"Wunt be druv"
"Wunt be druv"
schmunk
"Members"
Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
Essex, from memory is Eastseaxe (or something like) which means the East Saxons. A tribe known for their bright orange war paint and ludicrously expensive blinged-up war chariots.
I made that up...
blue-shifted
Banned
Ceremonial. That's the best way to describe why east and west Sussex exists. We're the ancient kingdom of Sussex
blue-shifted
Banned
Of course you did. Chariots? The Saxons?
Mo Gosfield
Well-known member
- Aug 11, 2010
- 6,284
The same argument could be used about Yorkshire, which is covered by three separate administrations and up to 1974 had ' Ridings ' ( x 3 ) and enjoys more than one county town. Like Sussex, though, it only has one cricket team.
Grombleton
Surrounded by <div>s
- Dec 31, 2011
- 7,356
One County. But West is best.
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
When you write down your address, do you put East/West Sussex or just Sussex?
Me, I’m a Sussex man, born in the East lived most of my life in the West. The division of Sussex by the charlatans in Westminster, is just a ploy to keep the great county of Sussex from dominating the lesser counties of this sceptered Isle.
You be glad you be Sussex born.
Me, I’m a Sussex man, born in the East lived most of my life in the West. The division of Sussex by the charlatans in Westminster, is just a ploy to keep the great county of Sussex from dominating the lesser counties of this sceptered Isle.
You be glad you be Sussex born.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 14,851
I don't write anything for the county, because the postal system works off the postcode so it saves time and ink
schmunk
"Members"
Neither:
[Number] [Street]
[Village]
[Postcode]
Edit: as above - even the Village/Town/Etc. is somewhat redundant.
I'm from West Sussex
SollysLeftFoot
New member
Yes, it's a county. East and West were created to divide us. We Wunt be Druv!
lawros left foot
Glory hunting since 1969
I don't write anything for the county, because the postal system works off the postcode so it saves time and ink
Who said anything about it post?
Beautifully put sir.
