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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stanmer like this:
STANMER, a parish in Lewes district, Sussex; 1 mile NNW of Falmer r. station, and 4 NE of Brighton. Post town, Lewes. Acres, 1,346. Real property, £1,046. Pop., 147. Houses, 25. The manor, with S. Park, belongs to the Earl of Chichester. The living is a rectory, united with Falmer, in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £141.* Patron, the Earl of Chichester. The church is early English, and has a tower and spire.
Stanmer is now part of BRIGHTON AND HOVE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how BRIGHTON AND HOVE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stanmer itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stanmer, in Brighton and Hove and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9020
Date accessed: 15th November 2025
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