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Lewes is the county town of the administrative county of East Sussex, in England, and historically all of Sussex. It is a civil parish and is the centre of the Lewes local government district. The settlement has a history as a bridging point and as a market town, and today as a communications hub and tourist-orientated town. The town was the site of the Battle of Lewes in 1264. The town has landmarks including Lewes Castle and a 15th-century bookshop. At the 2001 census it had a population of 15,988, increasing to 17,297 at the 2011 Census.