A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BRIGHTLING, a parish in Battle district, Sussex; in the Weald, 4 miles WSW of Robertsbridge r. station, and 6½ NW of Battle. It has a post office under HurstGreen. Acres, 4,613. Real property, £3,794. Pop., 661. Houses, 132. The property is subdivided. Brightling Down is 646 feet high; commands an extensive panoramic view; and is crowned by an observatory. Rosehill Park is the seat of O. Meyrick, Esq.; and Socknersh, the seat of John Hallaway, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £563.* Patron, the Rev. B. Hayley. The church is tolerable. A school has £22 from endowment; and other charities £18.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Brightling CP/AP Battle RegD/PLU Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Brightling |
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