England, United Kingdom · Europe
Fairlight is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hastings, 38km from Seven Sisters Cliffs.
Fairlight is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,516, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Fairlight sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Fairlight to your route.
Fairlight is a village in East Sussex, England within Rother district, three miles (5 km) to the east of Hastings. Fairlight is also the name of the civil parish forming part of the Rother district which includes the villages of Fairlight and the much larger Fairlight Cove.
The village of Fairlight lies on a minorRead more
road between Ore, Pett and Winchelsea.
St Andrew's Church (built 1845) has a tall tower and beacon turret, and can be seen for some distance around. The church is one of three in the United Benefice of Fairlight, Guestling and Pett. Richard D'Oyly Carte, founder of the Savoy Theatre, Savoy Hotel, and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, which produced the Gilbert and Sullivan light operas, is buried in the churchyard. So also are Thomas Attwood Walmisley, and Sir James Roberts of Saltaire and his wife.
Fairlight Cove, the neighbouring settlement and part of the parish, has suffered from coastal erosion and landslips at Rockmead Road and Sea Road. A number of houses there are very close to the sea edge, and properties on those roads have suffered through demolition and abandonment of a number of properties. The Fairlight Preservation Trust, a registered charity, was set up with a view to combating the loss by erosion and more generally to enhance and protect the village. Sea defences were built in the 1990s at Sea Road and at Rockmead Road in 2007. The 2007 works are intended to be effective for 50 years from 2007, and are regularly monitored by Rother District Council and by the Trust.
Although the nearest railway station is Three Oaks, Hastings offers a much better service and can be reached by bus from Fairlight. Rye station is also accessible by bus from Fairlight.
The Cinema Museum in London holds extensive home movies filmed in and around Fairlight from the 1950s and 60s.
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Fairlight is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 50.8780 latitude, 0.6567 longitude.
Fairlight has a population of approximately 1,516 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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