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A Sussex town has been listed as one of the most romantic places in the UK, latest research shows.
The study carried out by the Royal Mail revealed the top 20 ‘romantic hotspots’ in Britain.
Peacehaven in Lewes has made it on to the list, but not thanks to its pebble beaches of South Downs views.
In fact, Peacehaven has been listed as one of the UK’s most romantic hotspots due to the high number of love-related street and house names.
There are a starry-eyed total of 109 love inspired street or house names in Peacehaven making it eighteenth on the list.
There are more than 24,000 UK streets and houses sporting a romance-related name, according to the new research.
Love is so popular amongst the nation’s addresses that it has inspired one in 10 British house names – more than 21,500.
For instance, there are more than 8,000 ‘Rose Cottage’ addresses spanning the country.
There are nearly 200 houses named ‘The Heart’ in the UK and more than 150 ‘Love Lane’ addresses.
Some of the more unusual choices for house names include ‘The Love Shack’ and ‘Lovelynest’ – both in the North West of England.
And for road names, ‘Honey Ditches Drive’ in Seaton, Devon stood out, as did ‘Heol Valentine’ in Swansea.
Steve Rooney, Head of Royal Mail’s Address Management Unit, said: “Delivering mail to over 31 million addresses, six days a week, gives us an unparalleled view of the nation’s street and house names, and sometimes the results are fascinating.
“Street, house and building names chiefly reflect our nation’s heritage and primary interests. With our proud history of romantic literature and music,
The full list of the nation’s ‘romantic hotspots’ (towns and cities with the highest number of love-related street and house names) are:
- London (725)
2. Bristol (330)
3. York (302)
4. Norwich (299)
5. Salford (178)
6. Doncaster (166)
7. Romford (158)
8. Colchester (153)
9. Hereford (151)
10. Solihull (147)
11. Southampton (138)
12. Stoke-On-Trent (133)
13. King’s Lynn (130)
14. Birmingham (129)
15. Telford (119)
16. Cheltenham (118)
17. Ashbourne, Derbyshire (114)
17. Coventry (114)
18. Peacehaven, East Sussex (109)
19. Stroud (106)
20. Maidstone, Kent (105)
