A county in southeastern England known for its countryside, coast, and a breed of chicken.
From Old English 'Suðsēaxe' (South Saxons), referring to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom that occupied the region. The '-sex' ending comes from 'Saxon' and indicates the tribal people.
Sussex gave its name to a specific breed of chicken that became popular worldwide, and it's one of the few places where the entire breed literally took its name from the region—today you can't separate the Sussex chicken from English agricultural history.
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