A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BURGESS HILL, a locality in the S of Sussex; adjacent to the Brighton railway, 3½ miles S by E of Cuckfield. It has a station on the railway, and a post office‡ under Hurstperpoint. A church was erected here in 1863, at a cost of £5,000; is in the early decorated style; consists of nave, aisle, and transept, with tower and spire; the walls brick, the facings variously coloured brick and Bath stone; and has 700 sittings.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a locality" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Burgess Hill |
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