Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Clayton

Clayton, par., E. Sussex, 6 miles N. of Brighton, 2459 ac., pop. 1849; P.O.; contains Clayton Priory, seat. Clayton Tunnel, through the range of the S. Down Hills, is 2240 yds. long.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Clayton AP/CP       Sussex AncC
Place: Clayton

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