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.
MOUNTFIELD, a parish in Battle district, Sussex; on the Tunbridge Wells and Hastings railway, 2½ miles S of Robertsbridge r. station, and 4 N by W of Battle. It has a post office under Hurst-Green. Acres, 3,841. Real property, £3,337; of which £10 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851,769; in 1861,585. Houses, 119. The decrease of pop. was caused by the removal of labourers employed on railway works. The manor belongs to the Earl of Ashburnham, E.Egerton, Esq., and W. R. Adamson, Esq. Mountfield Court is the seat of Mr. Egerton; and Rushton Park, of Mr. Adamson. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £189. Patron, Earl Delawarr. There is 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: | Mountfield AP/CP Battle RegD/PLU Sussex AncC |
| Place: | Mountfield |
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