⌕Sussex folklore & customs
“Telling the bees” and other old customs reveal the folklore woven into everyday Sussex life.

A lively collection of Sussex words and phrases, with anecdotes, stories, rhymes and curiosities that preserve the county’s distinctive local speech.
Louise Maskill gathers a wide-ranging selection of traditional Sussex words, phrases and expressions, many preserved long into the twentieth century by the county’s relative geographical isolation.
The A–Z glossary is followed by anecdotes, stories, rhymes and curiosities, placing the dialect in the context of Sussex customs, rural life and local history.
⌕“Telling the bees” and other old customs reveal the folklore woven into everyday Sussex life.
⌕Traditional tales and dialect storytelling bring the county’s distinctive voice vividly to life.
⌕Rural work, farming language and the Sussex countryside form an important part of the dialect.