Search for a place
Search for a place
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Younsmere like this:
YOUNSMERE, a hundred in Lewis rape, Sussex; containing Falmer, Ovingdean, and Rottingdean parisnes.
Younsmere is now part of LEWES District. Click here for graphs and data of how LEWES has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Younsmere itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Younsmere, in Lewes and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21150
Date accessed: 15th November 2025
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Younsmere".
