Sedlescomb (St. John the Baptist)

SEDLESCOMB (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Battle, hundred of Staple, rape of Hastings, E. division of Sussex, 3 miles (N. E.) from Battle; containing 668 inhabitants. Ironstone is obtained in the parish, and formerly here were furnaces for smelting the ore. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £9. 4. 2., and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for above £350, and the glebe consists of 45 acres. The church is principally in the early English style, and was enlarged in 1838 by the erection of a south aisle. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. There are some mineral springs, similar to those of Tonbridge Wells. The Knights Templars had a preceptory here.