Pevensey is a village and
civil parish in the
Wealden district of
East Sussex, England. The main village is located 5 miles (8 km) north-east of
Eastbourne, one mile (1.6 km) inland from Pevensey Bay. The settlement of
Pevensey Bay forms part of the parish. It was here that
William the Conqueror first landed on and invaded England in 1066 after crossing the English Channel from Normandy, France.