Proper noun
Pevensey
A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ6404).
It has been divided into variants for the three western rapes of West Sussex, the two eastern rapes of Lewes and Pevensey and an area approximate to the easternmost rape of Hastings. Source: Internet
Huscroft Norman Conquest pp. 118–119 The Norman fleet finally set sail two days later, landing in England at Pevensey Bay on 28 September. Source: Internet
Most contemporary accounts have William landing at Pevensey, with only the E version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle giving the landing as taking place at Hastings. Source: Internet
Pevensey is about thirty miles to the east, along the coast. Source: Internet
Then came William, the Earl of Normandy, into Pevensey on the evening of St.Michael's mass, and soon as his men were ready, they built a fortress at Hasting's port. Source: Internet
Trevor Kneale, The Isle of Man, Pevensey Island Guides, Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon, 2007, ISBN 1-898630-25-9 A few days later, he was appointed to serve on HMS Belle Poule as master (senior warrant officer responsible for navigation). Source: Internet