  peacehaven (formerly known as new anzac-on-sea) is a town and civil parish in the lewes district of east sussex, england. it is located above the chalk cliffs of the south downs approximately six miles () east of brighton city centre, on the a259 road. its site coincides with the point where the greenwich meridian crosses the english south coast. ==history== there is a bronze age barrow (burial mound) very close to the cliff top, which is currently under investigation by local societies.peacehaven's ancient mound reveals hidden secrets of prehistoric past, events diary, government office for the south east, 12 may 2008, retrieved 16 october 2009 the barrow represents evidence of the occupation of peacehaven at least 3,500 years ago. a 2007 excavation of the new bovis homes site to the west of peacehaven community school's playing fields unearthed an astonishing range of evidence for a prehistoric settlement throughout the bronze and iron ages. peacehaven was established in 1916 by entrepreneur charles neville, who had purchased land in the parish of piddinghoe; he then set up a company to develop the site (he also eventually built nearby towns saltdean and parts of rottingdean). he advertised it by setting up a competition in the daily express to name the development. the newspaper concerned, the daily express, sued neville over the competition,
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