The Ashburn, Sussex
Historical Description
Ashburn, The, a stream of Sussex. It rises near Kent's Hill, and runs about 8 miles southward to the Channel at Pevensey. Its mouth, up to Pevensey Bridge, till about 1700, was a harbour for small vessels, but has been rendered unnavigable by accumulation of sand and shingle.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Newspapers and Periodicals
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