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.
SLAUGHAM, a parish in Cuckfield district, Sussex; 3¾ miles WSW of Balcombe r. station, and 3¾ NW of Cuckfield. It is cut into the sections of Handcross, Pease-Pottage, Warningfield, and Slaugham; and it has a post-office,‡ of the name of Handcross, under Crawley, and a fair on Easter Tuesday. Acres, 5,363. Real property, £6,009. Pop. in 1851, 1,418; in 1861, 1,518. Houses, 289. The property is much subdivided. S. Park, S. Hall, Dencombe, Ashfold, Woodside, Colwood, Hyde, Broadfield, High Beeches, Slate House, and Handcross House are chief residences. Ruins of a quondam splendid mansion of the Coverts occupy about 3 acres, and include several Norman arches. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £460.* Patron, W. Sergison, Esq. The church is decorated English, and was recently restored. There are a Baptist chapel and a national school.
(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: | Slaugham AP/CP Cuckfield RegD/PLU Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Slaugham |
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