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.
BECKLEY, a parish and a subdistrict in the district of Rye, Sussex. The parish adjoins the river Rother, on the border of the county, 6 miles NW of Rye r. station; it was known to the Saxons as Beccanlen; and it has a post office under Staplehurst. Acres, 5,316. Real property, £7,113. Pop., 1,252. Houses, 273. The property is subdivided. There were formerly extensive iron-works. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £851.* Patron, University college, Oxford. The church is very good. There is a Wesleyan chapel. A fair is held on Easter Thursday.-The subdistrict comprises six parishes. Acres, 23,073. Pop., 5,574. Houses, 1,169.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Beckley CP/AP Beckley SubD Rye RegD/PLU Sussex AncC |
| Place names: | BECCANLEN | BECKLEY |
| Place: | Beckley |
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