In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Dean like this:
DEAN (East), a parish in Westhampnett district, Sussex; under the downs, 5 miles N of Drayton r. station, and 5¾ NNE of Chichester. Post town, Singleton, under Chichester. Acres, 4, 647. Real property, £1, 846. Pop., 343. Houses, 70. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £86. Patron, the Rev. Henry Cogan. The church is ancient and cruciform, with central tower. There is a parochial school.
East Dean through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Dean, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8324
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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