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Eastbourne, East Sussex

Eastbourne
Borough of Eastbourne
Town & Borough
The beach at Eastbourne
The beach at Eastbourne
Borough of Eastbourne shown within East Sussex
Borough of Eastbourne shown within East Sussex
Coordinates: 50°46′N 0°17′E / 50.77°N 0.28°E / 50.77; 0.28Coordinates: 50°46′N 0°17′E / 50.77°N 0.28°E / 50.77; 0.28
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region South East England
Non-metropolitan county East Sussex
Status Non-metropolitan district
Government
 • Type Non-metropolitan district council
 • Borough council Cllr David Tutt, Leader (Liberal Democrat)
 • Mayor Janet Coles
 • MPs Caroline Ansell MP (Conservative)
Area
 • Total 17.05 sq mi (44.16 km2)
Area rank 281st (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 102,465
 • Rank 231st (of 326)
 • Density 6,000/sq mi (2,320/km2)
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes BN20-23
Area code(s) 01323
ONS code 21UC (ONS)
E07000061 (GSS)
OS grid reference TV608991
Website Eastbourne Borough Council at www.eastbourne.gov.uk

Eastbourne (Listeni/ˈstbɔːrn/) is a large town, seaside resort and borough in the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex on the south coast of England, 19 miles (31 km) east of Brighton. Eastbourne is immediately to the east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain.

With a seafront consisting largely of Victorian hotels, a pier and a Napoleonic era fort and military museum, Eastbourne was developed at the direction of the Duke of Devonshire from 1859 from four separate hamlets. It has a growing population, a broad economic base and is home to companies in a wide range of industries.

Though Eastbourne is a relatively new town, there is evidence of human occupation in the area from the Stone Age. The town grew as a fashionable tourist resort largely thanks to prominent landowner, William Cavendish, later to become the Duke of Devonshire. Cavendish appointed architect Henry Currey to design a street plan for the town, but not before sending him to Europe to draw inspiration. The resulting mix of architecture is typically Victorian and remains a key feature of Eastbourne.


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