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Lewes campaigners say sewage in River Ouse is 'a horror' • Apr. 3, 2025, 10:07 PM ET (BBC)
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Lewes, town (parish), Lewes district, administrative county of East Sussex, historic county of Sussex, southeastern England. It lies at a gap in the South Downs and along the River Ouse where it is still tidal. A castle was built there in the 11th century, and its ruins still dominate the town, which grew as a market centre and river port of some importance, although the port later gave way to Newhaven on the coast. In 1264 Simon de Montfort vanquished Henry III at the Battle of Lewes. The Barbican House, the house of Anne of Cleves (fourth queen of Henry ...(100 of 240 words)

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