Piltdown is a series of hamlets in East Sussex, England,Villagenet, Piltdown in East Sussex, accessed 1 June 2023 located south of Ashdown Forest. It is best known for the Piltdown Man hoax where amateur archaeologist Charles Dawson claimed to have discovered evidence of the "missing link" in gravel beds near the village.

Piltdown has a pub ("The Piltdown Man", after temporarily being called "The Lamb"), a golf course,Piltdown Golf Club, accessed 1 June 2023 and a vineyard. It is in the Wealden district and Fletching parish.

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