In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Egdean like this:
EGDEAN, a parish in Chichester district, Sussex; near the river Rother, 1½ mile NE of Petworth r. station and 1½ SE of Petworth. Post town, Petworth. Acres, 710. Real property, £778. Pop., 85. Houses, 19. The property is chiefly in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £110. Patron, not reported. The church is very good.
Egdean through time
Egdean is now part of Chichester district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chichester has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Egdean itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Egdean, in Chichester and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8339
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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