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.
BLATCHINGTON, or Bletchington (East), a parish in Lewes district, Sussex; on the Newhaven branch of the South Coast railway, and on the coast, 1 mile NNW of Seaford. Post Town, Seaford, under Lewes. Acres, 821; of which 66 are water. Real property, £1,004. Pop., 128. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. A strong battery is here for the defence of the coast. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £200.* Patron, the Rev. N. R. Dennis. The church is good.
(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: | East Blatchington CP/AP Sussex AncC |
| Place names: | BLATCHINGTON | BLATCHINGTON EAST | BLATCHINGTON OR BLETCHINGTON EAST | BLETCHINGTON | BLETCHINGTON EAST | EAST BLATCHINGTON | EAST BLETCHINGTON |
| Place: | East Blatchington |
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