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Flooding expected. Take action now.
The Cuckmere and Bull Rivers are high but are now falling in Hellingly, following 30mm of rain on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Flooding will continue to affect fields and rural roads, including Hammer Lane near Cowbeech, and properties at Grove Hill near Grovebridge Farm and on Mill Lane, Station Road, Church Lane and Church Road, Hellingly. Only showers are forecast on Sunday evening (05/01/2025) and Monday (06/01/2025). The Cuckmere and Bull Rivers through Hellingly are already falling, and should return nearer to normal by Monday afternoon (06/01/2025). Some roads may be impassable, including Mill Lane and Church Road. Please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. We continue to monitor the levels and forecast. We will update this message by 12:00 on 06/01/2025.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 6:44pm, Sunday 5th January 2025.
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Cuckmere River and Bull River at Hellingly and Horsebridge including Mill Lane, Station Road and the A271 at Lower Horsebridge
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: East Sussex
Watercourses covered: Cuckmere River, Bull River
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Hellingly and Horsebridge on the Cuckmere and Bull Rivers.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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