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Northiam (St. Mary)

NORTHIAM (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Rye, hundred of Staple, rape of Hastings, E. division of Sussex, 7¾ miles (N. W. by W.) from Rye; containing 1329 inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the north by the river Rother, separating it from the county of Kent, comprises about 4000 acres; the surface is finely undulated, and the village pleasantly situated on the road from London to Rye. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £15. 10. 2½.; net income, £786; patron and incumbent, the Rev. W. E. Lord. The church, partly in the early and partly in the decorated English style, was greatly enlarged in 1837, at an expense of £1400, by the present rector, and is a handsome structure, with a square embattled tower surmounted by a lofty spire. The parsonagehouse is also a handsome building; the glebe comprises 30 acres. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Unitarians.

Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.

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