Seaford, East Sussex
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Seaford is a coastal town in the county of East Sussex, England, on the south coast, east of Newhaven, Brighton and west of Eastbourne. It has a population of about 22,000.
The parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a notorious rotten borough until its disenfranchisement in the Reform Act 1832 when representation was incorporated into the Lewes constituency. Seaford returned three members of parliament who went on to become Prime Minister. Henry Pelham (represented the town from 1717 to 1722), William Pitt the Elder from 1747 to 1754 and George Canning in 1827.
Seaford boasts the westernmost of the South Coast Martello Towers, now a local history museum.
Seaford has been twinned with the town of Bonningstedt, Germany, since 1986. Also, Seaford Town Council is the only town council in the Lewes District which has a "Quality" mark of approval, a certifcate system devised by the Government which praises the best run town councils in the country. This helps the town council secure bonds and partnerships with more ease.
Val McCalla who was recently voted as one of the top 100 black Briton's of all time and founder of The Voice newspaper lived in Seaford until his premature death in 2002. Twin sisters Connie and Cassie Powney, who play Mel and Sophie Burton in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, grew up in Seaford, as did Paul Garred, drummer of the band The Kooks.
Sir Anthony Blunt former keeper of the Queen's paintings who was revealed to be a Soviet spy, went to school in Seaford, as did comedian Dickie Henderson.
Seaford has one of the longest serving Town Criers in England and Wales - Peter White - who was appointed to this honorary position in 1977 by Lewes District Council.
The town has been a civil parish since 1999, having previously been an unparished area. From 1894 to 1974 it was an urban district.
Seaford railway station which serves the town is the terminus of the line from Lewes via Newhaven.
Seaford rugby football club play in the county rugby union league, and play at the town's Salts Recreation Ground.
[edit] Education
Offering many "primary" schools (cradle hill, annecy, seaford county primary), from the nursery to the "sixth year" of education, the town of Seaford has only one state-run comprehensive secondary school : Seaford Head Community College. There is a public school (newlands manor school) and a specialist school, for pupils with specific learning difficulties.
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