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WEALD (The), a great tract in the SW of Kent and the E of Sussex; formerly all forest, and still extensively wooded. Its length is about 40 miles; and its breadth, from 10 to 15. Its surface is prevailingly flat; and, where cleared and under tillage, is fertile, and produces fine crops of wheat, barley, rye, beans, turnips, and clover. The name is Anglo-Saxon, and signifies "wood" or "forest." See Kent and Sussex.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a great tract" (ADL Feature Type: "locations") |
| Administrative units: | Kent Ancient County Sussex Ancient County |
| Place names: | THE WEALD | WEALD | WEALD THE |
| Place: | Wealden |
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