In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chalvington like this:
CHALVINGTON, a parish in Lewes district, Sussex; adjacent to the river Cuckmere, 2½ miles NNW of Berwick r. station, and 5 W of Hailsham. Post Town, Ripe, under Hurst Green. Acres, 729. Real property, £1,057. Pop., 149. Houses, 26. The property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £200.* Patron, O. Fuller Meyrick, Esq. The church is decorated English.
Chalvington through time
Chalvington is now part of Wealden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wealden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chalvington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chalvington, in Wealden and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8297
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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