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.
MARDEN (NORTH), a parish in Westbourne, district, Sussex; 5½ miles SW by W of Midhurst r. station. Post town, Petersfield. Acres, 682. Real property, £358. Pop., 28. Houses, 6. The property is divided among a few. The manor is one of the four Meredens mentioned in Domesday book; was given, after the Conquest, to Roger, Earl Montgomery; belonged in 1475 to Sir George Browne; went, at his attainder in 1484, to the Crown; was given, by Queen Elizabeth, to William Grenefield; passed to the Jenmans, the Peckhams, and the Phippses; and belongs now to Commodore Hornby. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £70. Patron, Commodore Hornby. The church is early English, with circular E end: and was recently restored.
(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: | Marden CP North Marden CP/AP Sussex AncC |
| Place names: | MARDEN | MARDEN NORTH | NORTH MARDEN |
| Place: | North Marden |
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