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HEIGHTON, or South HEIGHTEN, a parish in Lewes district, Sussex; adjacent to the river Ouse and to the Newhaven railway, 1½ mile N by E of Newhaven. Posttown, Newhaven, under Lewes. Acres, 923. Real property, £615. Pop., 104. Houses, 18. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Rev. J. Harman. The living is a rectory, united with the rectory of Tarring-Neville, in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £412. Patron, the Rev. P. A. Fothergill. The church of H. was destroyed by lightning in 1769; and that of T. N. now serves for both parishes.
(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: | South Heighton CP/AP Sussex AncC |
Place names: | HEIGHTON | HEIGHTON OR SOUTH HEIGHTEN | SOUTH HEIGHTEN |
Place: | South Heighton |
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