Wivelsfield (St. John the Baptist)

WIVELSFIELD (St. John the Baptist), a parish, in the union of Chailey, partly in the hundred of Street, rape of Lewes, and partly in that of Burley-Arches, rape of Pevensey, E. division of Sussex, 4 miles (S. E.) from Cuckfield; containing 732 inhabitants. It comprises 2765 acres, of which 70 are common or waste. The London and Brighton railway passes through. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £94; patron and impropriator, R. Tanner, Esq., whose tithes have been commuted for £423. The church is principally in the early English style. There is a place of worship for Independents. The late Countess of Huntingdon resided here, and the Rev. Mr. Romaine frequently visited the place.