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TELSCOMBE, a parish in Lewes district, Sussex; on the coast, 3½ miles WNW of Newhaven r. station-Post town, Lewes. Acres, 1,349; of which 170 are water. Real property, £1,125. Pop., 156. Houses, 30. The manor belongs to H. and W. Dalbrae, Esqs. T. Tye was a Roman station, and is a meet of the Brighton harriers. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £236.* Patron, the Rev. J. Hutchins. The church is ancient. There is an endowed school with £9 a year..
(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: | Telscombe Parish Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Telscombe |
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