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FRISTON, a parish in Eastbourne district, Sussex; on the coast, near Beachy Head, 3¾ miles WSW of Eastbourne r. station. Post town, East Dean, under Eastbourne. Acres, 2, 023; of which 578 are water. Real property, £1, 298. Pop., 89. Houses, 18. The property is divided among a few. Friston Place is a mansion chiefly of the 17th century, and possessing features of interest. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of East Dean, in the diocese of Chichester. The church is good.
(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: | Friston Parish Eastbourne Poor Law Union/Registration District Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Friston |
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