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Historic St Leonards on Sea, image courtesy of Robert Hall Pictures.

historic st leonards on sea

The historic core of the present St Leonards on Sea is known as Burtons’ St Leonards.

St Leonards was founded in 1828 on a deserted stretch of coastline a few miles to the west of Hastings.

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MEMBERSHIP

The Burtons’ St Leonards Society welcomes new members, and encourages both those who live in the area as well as all those outside it who share our concerns and interests.

Latest News

St Leonards in the newspapers, 1844-45

7 November 1844, Brighton Gazette: DIED. At St Leonards, on Sunday morning, [...]

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Events

Final walk for this year, Sunday 26 October, ‘Around the public houses of St Leonards on Sea’

Following the popularity of the previous walks, I have decided to put [...]

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archive of events

the society newsletter

The Burtons’ St Leonards Society issues newsletters as PDFs on a fairly regular basis.