Newhaven

British

/ ˈnjuːˌheɪvən /

noun

a ferry port and resort on the S coast of England, in East Sussex. Pop: 12 276 (2001)

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They said containers which washed up at Selsey, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Rustington, Rottingdean and Beachy Head are being monitored.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

After travelling by taxi from Liverpool, they spent two nights at hotels in Harwich and another night in a taxi driving from London to Newhaven in Sussex.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

Jurors heard the crew on the ferry sailing from Dieppe to Newhaven used an axe to break down a fake partition inside the van to get the group out.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

It has cancelled some ferries from Newhaven to Dieppe, and Calais to Dover.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

We know that Priscilla Prentice bought this bag a fortnight ago in Newhaven.

From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth

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