Ovingdean
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Ovingdean
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 23 Dec 2015
A view of the modern part of the village that sprang up on Long Hill after 1919 initially as shacks and bungalows which were largely replaced by modern housing after the war. Built on a large former field called The South Laine according to Ovingdean's 1839 tithe map. The field in the foreground is Image, the road beyond Image, that running diagonally up the hill Image, and along the top Image In the distance is High Hill.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.813748
Longitude
-0.071334