Lewes: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Kingdom
• Region: England
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 17,297
• Coordinates: 50.8740° N, 0.0088° E
• Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Distance to the capital, London: 71 km (44 mi), straight line

Getting there

• London Gatwick Airport (LGW): 33 km (21 mi), straight line
• London City Airport (LCY): 70 km (44 mi), straight line
• London Heathrow Airport (LHR): 74 km (46 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Rottingdean: 8.6 km (5.3 mi)
• Peacehaven: 9.1 km (5.7 mi)
• Brighton: 12 km (7 mi)
• Uckfield: 12 km (8 mi)
• Seaford: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Brighton, 12 km (7 mi)