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CUCKMERE (The), a river of Sussex. It rises on the downs, a little north of Heathfield; and runs about 18 miles south-south-westward, past Hailsham and Lullington to the sea, 5½ miles W of Beachy Head. Cuckmore Haven, at its mouth, has from 6 to 10 fathoms water; and is a coast-guard station.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
Administrative units: | Sussex AncC |
Place names: | CUCKMERE | CUCKMERE THE | THE CUCKMERE |
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