Telscombe is a town and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. It consists of three distinct settlements, separated from each other by an open area of downland called Telscombe Tye. Telscombe village is a small village on the South Downs, six miles south of Lewes. It includes the parish church, with origins dating back to the 10th century. The village has a population of fewer than 50 people.