In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Swanborough like this:

SWANBOROUGH, a hundred in Lewes rape, Sussex; containing four parishes, near Lewes. Acres, 3,826. Pop. in 1851, 1,585. Houses, 309. See Iford.

Swanborough through time

Swanborough is now part of LEWES District. Click here for graphs and data of how LEWES has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swanborough itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swanborough, in Lewes and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20629

Date accessed: 15th November 2025


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