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Resort Maps Blog Waitsfield Company Specializes in Custom Travel Maps - Burlington Free Press individual: 5 numChar :2605 --> TOTAL ELEMENTS IN ARRAY: 8 TOTAL... read more The century mark as a landmark.Resort Maps achieves 100 map milestone. Resort Maps, creator of customized travel maps, has made a name... read more Your New Travel Guide Marilyn Holstein Opens Best of North Fork Resort Maps Franchise Resort Maps, creator of nearly 100 customized travel maps across the... read more	Click here to view other side After the Norman invasion Lewes was given by William the Conqueror to William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey. He built Lewes Castle on the Saxon site; and he and his wife, Gundrada (William the Conqueror’s daughter) also founded a priory here in 1078. Lewes was the also site of a mint during the early years after the Norman invasion. Lewes is situated in a gap in the South Downs, cut through by the River Ouse, and near its confluence with the Winterbourne Stream. It is approximately seven miles NNW of Newhaven, and an equal distance north-east of Brighton. The town's most important annual event is Lewes Bonfire - Guy Fawkes Night celebrations on the 5th of November. In Lewes this event not only marks the date of the uncovering of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, but also commemorates the memory of the seventeen Protestant martyrs.	Resort Maps Partners Lewes Chamber of Commerce Local News & Events