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23 de may. de 2024 · A rape is a traditional territorial sub-division of Sussex, formerly used for various administrative purposes. Their origin is unknown, but they appear to predate the Norman Conquest [73] Each rape was split into several hundreds and may be Romano-British or Anglo-Saxon in origin.
15 de may. de 2024 · Sussex, historic county of southeastern England, covering a coastal area along the English Channel south of London. For administrative purposes, Sussex is divided into the administrative counties of East Sussex and West Sussex and the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove.
Hace 2 días · A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7, the Rape of Lewes. Covers the rape and honour of Lewes, in the east of the county. It includes an extensive account of the borough of Lewes itself, as well as detailing the parishes from the old parish of Crawley and the county border in the north, to coastal areas in the south, including Brighton to ...
18 de may. de 2024 · A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1, Bramber Rape (Southern Part) Describes the southern part of Bramber rape, the easternmost of the three rapes of West Sussex. It tells the history of 19 parishes lying along the coastal strip and over the South Downs. Victoria County History - Sussex. Originally published by Victoria County ...
20 de may. de 2024 · Under St Wilfrid, Sussex became the last of the seven traditional kingdoms of the heptarchy to undergo Christianisation. By the 8th century the kingdom had expanded to include the territory of the Haestingas .
Hace 3 días · Find Tudor-period herbs and fruit trees in the garden and domestic tools and artifacts from the Tudor age. 4. Visit Monk’s House, Home of English Novelist Virginia Woolf. Monk’s House, home of Virginia Woolf, 2016. Source: Daderot, Wikimedia Commons. Virgina Woolf, was born Adeline Virgina Stephen on 25 January 1882.
Hace 3 días · SULLINGTON. SULLINGTON lies on and below the northern scarp of the South Downs, 7½ miles (12 km.) NNW. of Worthing. The ancient parish covered 2,338 a. (fn. 1) Of that, 120 a. lay in two detached parts at Broadbridge and Broadbridge Heath, respectively 2 miles WSW. and 2 miles WNW. of Horsham and more than 9 miles from the rest.
