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.
Seaford, town and par. with ry. sta., Sussex, 2¾ miles SE. of Newhaven, 2347 ac., pop. 1674; P.O., T.O. Seaford was an ancient incorporation, and sent 2 members to Parliament from 1298 till 1832; it was made a corporate member of the Cinque Port of Hastings in the reign of Henry VIII. It is rapidly increasing in importance as a place of seaside resort, and has fisheries, See PEVENSEY, LOWEY OF.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Seaford AP/CP Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Seaford |
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