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Cuckfield, market town and par., Sussex, 12 miles NW. of Lewes -- par., 11,275 ac., pop. 4964; town, 837 ac., pop. 1713; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday; is situated on an eminence, in a charming country of pasture and grove. Besides the weekly markets, three fairs are held annually for cattle and horses. Cuckfield Park is 1 mile SE., and to the W. is the old Elizabethan mansion of Cuckfield Place.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cuckfield Parish Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Cuckfield |
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