Littlington

LITTLINGTON, a parish, in the union of Eastbourne, hundred of Longbridge, rape of Pevensey, E. division of Sussex, 10 miles (S. E.) from Lewes; containing 140 inhabitants. It is bounded on the west by the Cuckmere river, which separates it from the parish of Alfriston; and comprises by computation 720 acres. The living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at £12. 13. 6.; net income, £100; patron, the Rev. Thomas Scabett. The church is in the early English style, with a spire springing from the western gable; in the chancel is an arched recess of elegant design, and opposite to it, on the other side, are two small stalls, with a piscina.