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Icklesham, Sussex

Historical Description

Icklesham, a village and a parish in Sussex. The village stands 8 miles SW of Wiuchelsea station on the S.E.R., and has a post office under Rye; money order and telegraph office, Winchelsea. The parish extends to the coast, includes Rye Harbour, and comprises 5147 acres of land and 646 of tidal water and foreshore; population of the civil parish, 1524; of the ecclesiastical, 954. Striking views are obtained over Rye toward Dover. The living is a vicarage, united with the perpetual curacy of Rye Harbour, in the diocese of Chichester; value, £590 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is mainly Norman, shows interesting features, has an Early Decorated window, and has been carefully restored. There are a Bible Christian chapel and almshouses.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountySussex 
Ecclesiastical parishIcklesham St. Nicholas 
HundredGuestling 
Poor Law unionRye 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Civil Registration

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Directories & Gazetteers

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Maps

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Newspapers and Periodicals

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DistrictRother
CountyEast Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtTN36
Post TownWinchelsea

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