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.
SEDLESCOMB, a parish in Battle district, Sussex; on the river Brede, 3 miles N E of Battle r. station. It has a post-office under Battle. Acres, 2,049. Real property, £2, 849. Pop., 703. Houses, 143. The property is subdivided. A commandery of Knights Hospitallers was founded here, in the time of King John, by Geoffrey Say. Roman coins were found in an ancient cinder-field. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £392.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is early English, with later English additions. There is an endowed school with £24 a year.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Battle RegD/PLU Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Sedlescombe |
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