In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wiston like this:
WISTON, a parish in Thakeham district, Sussex; 2 miles WNW of Steyning r. station. Post town, Steyning. Acres, 2,865. Real property, £2,777. Pop., 311. Houses, 57. W. Park is the seat of the Rev. J. Goring. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £430.* Patron, the Rev, J. Goring. The church is chiefly decorated English. There is a free school.
Wiston through time
Wiston is now part of Horsham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Horsham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wiston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wiston, in Horsham and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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