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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Rackham like this:
RACKHAM, a hamlet in Amberley parish, Sussex; near the river Arun, 5 miles N E by N of Arundel. Acres, 960. Pop., 194. Houses, 40. There is a national school; and fairs are held on 20 May and 13 Oct.
Rackham is now part of HORSHAM District. Click here for graphs and data of how HORSHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Rackham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Rackham, in Horsham and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9330
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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