Polegate

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Polegate

Coordinates50.82°, 0.25°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Polegate is a town and civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. It is part of the greater area of Eastbourne, which is located around four miles (7 km) south. The 2011 census put the civil parish of Polegate at a population of 8,586, with 41.2% aged 65 and over.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Frederick Soddy

English radiochemist (1877–1956)

Spider Stacy

British songwriter

Frederick Hopkins

English biochemist

Angela Carter

English novelist (1940–1992)

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

Viceroy, Governor of New Zealand (1870-1941)

Lord Frederick Cavendish

British politician (1836-1882)

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Mary Gentle

British science fiction and fantasy author (born 1956)

Ted Tinling

British tennis official and fashion designer (1910-1990)

Rumer Godden

English essayist and writer (1907–1998)

Angelica Garnett

British writer and artist (1918-2012)

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Leapy Lee

British singer

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Sarah Coope

triathlete

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June Wilkinson

British model and actor (1940–2025)

Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon

British politician (1866-1941)

Tim Loughton

British politician (born 1962)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Magham Down
  4.2 mi away
• Wartling
  5.4 mi away
• Rushlake Green
  8.5 mi away
• Newhaven
  8.8 mi away
• Cade Street
  10 mi away
• Lewes
  10.8 mi away
• Peacehaven
  11 mi away
• Uckfield
  12.1 mi away
• St Leonards
  13.9 mi away
• Portslade by Sea
  19.8 mi away
• Groombridge
  20.2 mi away
• Tonbridge
  25.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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