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ASHURST, a parish in Steyning district, Sussex; on the river Adur, 3½ miles N of Steyning, and 2 SSW of Partridge-Gr. r. station. It has a post office under Hurst perpoint. Acres, 2,355. Real property, £2,701. Pop., 374. Houses, 58. The property is subdivided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £268.* Patron, Magdalene College, Oxford. The church is small but good. A fair is held on 16 Oct.
(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: | Ashurst CP/AP/Ch Steyning RegD/PLU Sussex AncC |
Place: | Ashurst |
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