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EASTBOURNE

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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 828 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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EASTBOURNE , a municipal See also:

borough (1883) in the Eastbourne See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Sussex, See also:England, 61 m. S.S.E. of See also:London by the London, See also:Brighton & See also:South See also:Coast railway. Pop. (1891) 34,969; (1901) 43,344; (See also:local See also:census, 1909) 49,286. It is situated 3 M. N.E. of Beachy See also:Head, the loftiest headland on the See also:English Channel coast. It once consisted of three parts—the See also:village of See also:East See also:Bourne, a mile inland; South Bourne, lying back from the See also:shore; and Seahouses, facing the See also:beach. The See also:church of St See also:Mary, the See also:ancient See also:parish church of East Bourne, is a See also:fine transitional See also:Norman See also:building; and there are numerous See also:modern churches and chapels. The See also:principal buildings and institutions are the See also:town See also:hall and municipal buildings, the Princess Alice Memorial and other hospitals, a See also:free library and, among many high-class See also:schools, Eastbourne See also:College for boys, founded in 1867. There is a fine See also:pier with See also:pavilion, and a marine See also:parade nearly 3 M. in extent, arranged in terraced promenades. See also:Devonshire See also:Park of 13 acres is pleasantly laid out, and contains a pavilion and a See also:theatre. The See also:duke of Devonshire is the principal landowner.

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Golf links are laid out on the neighbouring See also:downs. A See also:Roman See also:villa was formerly seen See also:close to the shore, but it is not now visible. The See also:corporation consists of a See also:mayor, 8 aldermen and 24 councillors. In 1910 the corporation promoted a See also:bill in See also:parliament to add the See also:Hampden Park See also:district in the parish of Willingdon to the borough and to make Eastbourne, with this See also:extension, a See also:county borough.

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Eastbourne is not nearly such a nice place as it used to be. Lots of smaller shops have closed because of the competition with all the large complex stores and there has been over the recent years so much building. How can anyone refer to the Harbour building site as "A Village?" It is overcrowded and ugly. It must surely be a flood area, so what will happen if the sea regains its former ground? Many many years ago the sea was in as far as Hailsham and I have an old map to prove this . Eastbourne used to be a town for people to happily retire or come for their holiday until it was thought that more money was coming in from students. Having crowds of foreign students in the town has caused a decrease in visitos who would have probably stayed at our once lovely hotels. Instead of this, the hotels struggle to keep going and have only managed to do so by recieving mostly homeless foreigners. It seems very wrong that they are put into hotels when many of our own people cant afford to think of the cost to stay in one.Why is it that greed has taken over and it seems that if a bit of "green" is seen then it has to be built upon. In spite of these remarks I still love Sussex,But modern progress NO NO NO.
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