Southerham Machine Bottom Pit

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Southerham Machine Bottom Pit is one of 56 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex. It lies inside the South Downs National Park. For arrivals by rail, Lewes Station is about 1.7 km to the north-west. For more of the same, Southerham Works Pit and Firle Escarpment are close by.

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