Peacehaven is a town and civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England. The town covers a total area of around 2 square miles. It lies above the chalk cliffs of the South Downs about six miles (9.7 kilometres) east of Brighton city centre, on the A259 road. The pebble beach beneath the cliffs can be reached by a stairs and concrete driveway and sea walk. There is a number of green spaces along the A259 and the cliffs, among which is called The Dell. A cinema formerly stood on this site, and now it holds occasions such as car boot sales, fireworks, fairgrounds, motorhome exhibitions, the Donkey Derby and an annual carnival, even though in 2005 the carnival was held on the Joff field located behind the Meridian shopping centre. In the 1950s, the carnival stalls were found on the then vacant land on the NW corner of the South Coast Road (A259) and Dorothy Avenue. Its site corresponds with the point where the Greenwich meridian crosses the English south coast. The Greenwich meridian is marked by a 3.5 m (11 feet) tall obelisk, commissioned by Charles Neville. It was unveiled on 10 August 1936 and has actually been relocated twice due to erosion of the cliffs. The parish includes part of the Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs Site of Special Scientific Interest. The cliffs are principally of geological interest, incorporating lots of Santonian and Campanian fossils. The SSSI listing features flora and animals biological interest too. According to the 2011 Census, the town has a permanent resident population of around 14067 people. For all your home developments, make sure to find dependable contractors in Peacehaven to make certain of quality.