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Steyning South Downs
Steyning South Downs includes the Towns and Villages of, Steyning, Upper Beeding, Bramber, Small Dole, Edburton, Ashurst and Wiston.
Steyning is a small town set in the middle of extraordinarily beautiful Sussex weald and downland; it is within half an hour's car journey from Brighton, Lewes, Arundel, Worthing and Horsham.
A well-resourced town with a cheerful, vibrant community, Steyning is very rich in historical and literary associations. Its old streets are full of timber-framed buildings, its Norman church contains some of the best Romanesque architecture in England and in the legends of Saint Cuthman (c750AD) it has a unique record in the South East of the conversion of a Saxon community.
It is the perfect place to explore the downs and weald of central Sussex overlooked by the famous Chanctonbury Ring. The area abounds in lanes and footpaths linking downs, river and small hamlets, many with ancient churches and small inns.