In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described St Leonards like this:
St Leonards on Sea, town and par., on coast of Sussex, on W. side of Hastings and within its parliamentary limits, pop. 7165; 2 Banks; has a pier 900 ft. long, a large pavilion, and all the conveniences of a much frequented watering-place. See HASTINGS.
St Leonards through time
St Leonards is now part of Hastings district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hastings has changed over two centuries. For statistics about St Leonards itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Leonards, in Hastings and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23079
Date accessed: 29th September 2024
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