River Cuckmere

Cuckmere River
Looking West over Cuckmere Haven
Location
Country	England (East Sussex)
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Heathfield
Mouth
• location	English Channel
Length	32 km (20 mi)

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Legend
Source of the Cuckmere Cuckoo Trail formerly Cuckoo Line railway Hellingly Mill River Bull Horsebridge Mill  A271 , Horse bridge Hailsham  A22  Michelham Priory and Watermill Old course Arlington Reservoir East Coastway line  A27 , Sherman Bridge Tidal Limit Long Bridge South Downs Way National Trail Alfriston Cuckmere Valley  A259 , Exceat Cuckmere Haven Oxbow Lake English Channel

The Cuckmere River rises near Heathfield in East Sussex, England on the southern slopes of the Weald. The name of the river probably comes from an Old English word meaning "fast-flowing", since it descends over 100 m (330 ft) in its initial 6.4 kilometres (4.0 miles). It flows into the English Channel, and has the only undeveloped river mouth on the Sussex coast.^[1]