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CLAPHAM, a parish in Worthing district, Sussex; 2¼ miles N of Goring r. station, and 5½ E of Arundel. It has a post office under Worthing. Acres, 1, 794. Real property, £1, 756. Pop., 249. Houses, 42. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £157.* Patron, Lady Brooke Pechell. The church has two brasses of the 16th century; and 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: | Clapham Parish East Preston Poor Law Union/Registration District Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Clapham |
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