Falmer

History

Before the Norman Conquest of England, the fief of Falmer of Wilton Abbey was held. After the conquest was the biggest part of it to Gundred, wife of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, where. In the 11th century the village was variously called Falemela, Falemere or Felesmere. Edward II visited Falmer in the year 1324.

Charles I. granted the fief Edward Ditchfield in 1628 or 1629th He sold to William Craven, who lost him because of his support of the king during the English Civil War.

Due to the proximity of Falmer to Brighton and Hove, the parish was in the twentieth century mainly influenced by the development of large neighbors. Since the 1960s, it is home to the University of Sussex and in the 1990s, the former Brighton Polytechnic, Falmer, a branch of the University of Brighton.

City ​​council

At the local level Falmer is governed by the local council. Among its responsibilities include sidewalks, street lighting, playgrounds and minor planning applications. In the council of five seats are available, who were elected in the May 2007 election unopposed,