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RODMELL, a village and a parish in Lewes district, Sussex. The village stands on Ermine-street, near the river Ouse, and near the Newhaven railway, 3 miles S S E of Lewes; and has a post-office under Lewes. The parish comprises 1, 924 acres. Real property, £2, 122. Pop., 292. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Earl of Abergavenny. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £375.* Patron, the Bishop of Chichester. The church is of the 12th century, was restored in 1859, and has a tower and shingled spire.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Rodmell Parish Sussex Ancient County |
| Place: | Rodmell |
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