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Rotherfield, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Sussex - par. (containing Crowborough), 14,731ac., pop. 4334; vil., 8½ miles SW. of Tunbridge Wells by rail; P.O., T.O. Rotherfield Hall and Rotherfield House are seats, the former an ancient Tudor mansion; a monastery was founded here in 800.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Rotherfield AP/CP Sussex AncC |
Place: | Rotherfield |
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