Worlds End is a neighborhood in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The name is believed to have arrived with the railways – this is where the up line met the down line when the main line was built from Brighton in what is now the Worlds End area.
How did Sussex get its name?
toponymy. The name Sussex is derived from Middle English Suthsæxe, which in turn is derived from Old English SuthSeaxe meaning (land or people) of the South Saxons (cf. Essex, Middlesex and Wessex).
Where is Sussex in England?
Sussex is primarily on the south coast of England with approximately 90 miles of coastline from Camber in the east to the Chichester Harbor Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the west.
Who ruled Sussex?
In the 9th century Sussex was ruled by the West Saxons. It seems that Æthelwulf of Wessex’s ultimate intention was for the Kingdom of Wessex and the eastern regions of Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Essex to become separate kingdoms with separate but related royal dynasties.
Where does the earth end in England?
Worlds End is a neighborhood in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.