Warbleton (St. Mary)

WARBLETON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Hailsham, hundred of Hawkesborough, rape of Hastings, E. division of Sussex, 12 miles (E. by S.) from Uckfield; containing 1300 inhabitants. It comprises 5762a. 23p., of which 2277 acres are arable, 1466 meadow and pasture, 213 in hops, 72 garden and orchard, and 1677 wood and roughs: the surface is diversified with hill and dale. Ironstone and sandstone are abundant, and the smelting of the former was at one time carried on to a great extent. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 6. 8., and in the gift of Dr. John Haviland: the tithes have been commuted for £930; there is a parsonage-house, and the glebe comprises 38 acres. The church is in the early and later English styles, with an embattled tower: in the chancel is a fine brass monument of W. Prestwick, Dean of Battle, who is habited in his canonicals. The poor have a few bequests. About two miles and a half eastward of the church, are some remains of a priory for Augustine canons built in the 14th year of Henry IV.