Firle

Firle
The Street, Firle
Firle Location within East Sussex
Area	13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) [1]
Population	327 (Parish-2007)[1]
• Density	61/sq mi (24/km2)
OS grid reference	TQ494067
• London	47 miles (76 km) NNW
District	Lewes
Shire county	East Sussex
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEWES
Postcode district	BN8
Dialling code	01273
Police	Sussex
Fire	East Sussex
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Lewes
List of places UK England East Sussex 50°50′N 0°07′E / 50.84°N 0.12°E / 50.84; 0.12

Firle (/ˈfɜːrl/; Sussex dialect: Furrel /ˈfʌrəl/) is a village and civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England. Firle refers to an old-English/Anglo-Saxon word fierol meaning overgrown with oak.^[2] Although the original division of East Firle and West Firle still remains, East Firle is now simply confined to the houses of Heighton Street, which lie to the east of the Firle Park. West Firle is now generally referred to as Firle although West Firle remains its official name. It is located south of the A27 road four miles (9 km) east of Lewes.^[3]