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.
GRAFFHAM, a village and a parish in Westhamp-nett district, Sussex. The village stands on the Downs, 3 miles SW of Petworth r. station, and 4¼ SE of Midhurst. The parish comprises 1, 658 acres; and its post town is Petworth. Real property, £1, 467. Pop., 416. Houses, 80. The view northward, above the village, is very grand. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Wool-Lavington; in the diocese of Chichester. The church was mostly rebuilt in 1838; and has a tower and spire. There are a national school, and charities £4.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Graffham AP/CP Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Graffham |
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