A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7, the Rape of Lewes

Covers the rape and honour of Lewes, in the east of the county. It includes an extensive account of the borough of Lewes itself, as well as detailing the parishes from the old parish of Crawley and the county border in the north, to coastal areas in the south, including Brighton to the west and Newhaven in the east.

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A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7, the Rape of Lewes, ed. L F Salzman ( London, 1940), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol7 [accessed 17 November 2024].

A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7, the Rape of Lewes. Edited by L F Salzman( London, 1940), British History Online, accessed November 17, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol7.

A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7, the Rape of Lewes. Ed. L F Salzman(London, 1940), , British History Online. Web. 17 November 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol7.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
List of illustrations xi-xiii
Editorial note xv
The rape and honour of Lewes 1-7
The borough of Lewes: Introduction and history 7-19
The borough of Lewes: Castle, borough and courts 19-31
The borough of Lewes: Parliamentary, economic and religious history 31-43
The hundred of Southover 44
Parishes: Southover 45-50
The hundred of Swanborough 51
Parishes: Iford 52-57
Parishes: Kingston near Lewes 57-60
The hundred of Holmestrow 61
Parishes: Newhaven 62-65
Parishes: Piddinghoe 66-69
Parishes: Rodmell 69-73
Parishes: Southease 73-76
Parishes: Telscombe 76-78
The hundred of Barcombe 79
Parishes: Barcombe 80-83
Parishes: Hamsey 83-87
Parishes: Newick 87-91
The hundred of Streat 92-93
Parishes: Chailey 94-98
Parishes: East Chiltington 98-102
Parishes: Ditchling 102-109
Parishes: Plumpton 109-113
Parishes: Streat 113-115
Parishes: Westmeston 116-119
Parishes: Wivelsfield 119-124
The hundred of Buttinghill 125-126
Parishes: Ardingly 127-132
Parishes: Balcombe 132-136
Parishes: Bolney 136-140
Parishes: Clayton 140-144
Parishes: Crawley 144-147
Parishes: Cuckfield 147-163
Parishes: West Hoathly 164-172
Parishes: Hurstpierpoint 172-178
Parishes: Keymer 179-181
Parishes: Slaugham 181-186
Parishes: Twineham 186-191
Parishes: Worth 192-200
The hundred of Poynings 201
Parishes: Fulking 202-204
Parishes: Newtimber 204-208
Parishes: Poynings 208-212
Parishes: Pyecombe 212-214
The hundred of Dean 215
Parishes: Patcham 216-220
The hundred of Younsmere 221-222
Parishes: Falmer 223-227
Parishes: Ovingdean 227-232
Parishes: Rottingdean 232-238
Parishes: Stanmer 238-240
The hundred of Whalesbone 241
Parishes: West Blatchington 242-244
The borough of Brighton 244-263
The hundred of Preston 264
The borough of Hove 265-268
Parishes: Preston 268-273
The half-hundred of Fishersgate 274
Parishes: Aldrington 275-276
Parishes: Hangleton 277-281
Parishes: Portslade 282-286