Bexhill-on-Sea is a town and seaside resort

Seaside resort

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 in the county

Counties of England

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 of East Sussex

East Sussex

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, in the south of England

England

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, within the District of Rother

Rother

Rother is a local government district in East Sussex, England. The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries.-History:...

. It has a population of approximately 40,000. The Anglo-Saxon name for the settlement was Bexelei, from leah—a glade where the box tree grows.
The earliest evidence of occupation of the site came from the discovery of primitive boats at Egerton Park. The town came into official existence with the Charter of 772.