Ol;d Steyne by Sandie Waller 6 April 2010Can anyone tell me the meaning of Steyne please, my husband would like to know , he is a Yorkshire lad.4 replies Re: Ol;d Steyne by david shelton 6 April 2010hello, the locally accepted version of the steyne is from the saxon steine meaning stones. The Steyne is actually the outlet of the old river that ran down from the Lewes Road and London Road, the easebourne and westbourne, and the stones are the gravelly sediment that the rivers washed down from the hills. It was drained by George iv as Prince Regent because it became smelly due to sewage etc spoiling his atmosphere round the Pavilion Re: Ol;d Steyne by Dan 7 April 2010I have always been led to believe it was named after the sarsen stones that where found there. Re: Ol;d Steyne by Sandie Waller 7 April 2010Thanks boys for the information, i will tell my hubby, he will be well impressed with me for finding out, Re: Ol;d Steyne by Geoffrey Mead 14 April 2010The word Steine stems from the Anglo-Saxon word for stone. In the case of the S.Downs around Brighton there is Stanmer and Standean as examples of other stoney valleys. The reference is to Sarsen boulders,a tough silcrete that was part of a crust of sandy clays deposited over the chalk about 50 million years ago and then baked under tropical sun for millions of years. Subsequent land movements have caused this crust to crack and break up,rafting down into valley bottoms in the post glacial mudslides. There are still examples of sarsens ‘in situ’ on the chalk,one location being the aptly named Rocky Clump near Stanmer park.The gravel referred to is the flint debris released from the chalk by freeze-thaw activity but slumped down at different inter-glacial periods. It is the water worn remnants of this gravel that forms Brighton beach.The streams in the central Brighton valley are the remnants of the geomorphology shaping of the downland,the names referred to above are unknown to me in the context of this location. The Wellsbourne stems principally from Patcham and still flows undeground, and in 2001 above ground, through the valley it entered the Channel at Pool Valley but now is piped under the coast road onto the foreshore west of the Palace Pier. The Lewes Rd stream has no name that I am aware of and is of less volume. In the winter 1926 along with the Wellsbourne there was considerable flooding of both streams resulting in the Level being a frozen skating lake! Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. The maximum filesize is 5Mb.First imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSecond imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleThird imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFourth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleFifth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleSixth imageAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.FileTitleAbout youFinally, please tell us a few details about you, so we can contact you about your contribution if we need to. We won't use your contact details for any other purpose.Your name First Last Your e-mail address* SubmitThat's all. Thanks very much. You now just need to agree to our Terms of Use and press the Submit button. After that, please wait until your contribution is uploaded. You'll then see a 'Thankyou' page.Terms of Use* I accept this website's Terms of Use (opens in new window) and confirm that the material I am uploading does not infringe the copyright of any third party.Privacy* I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this contribution, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the contribution if necessary. My name may be published alongside the contribution on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). *Δ Share thisFacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
