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  1. Market town (administrative headquarters) in
  2. E Sussex, England, on the river Ouse;
  3. population (1981) 13,800. The Glyndebourne
  4. music festival is held nearby. Simon de
  5. Montfort defeated Henry III here in 1264;
  6. there is a house once belonging to Anne of
  7. Cleves, and a castle. The town is known for
  8. its 5th Nov celebrations.
  9.