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The '''Rape of Arundel''' is one of the rapes of [[Sussex]], the traditional divisions unique to that county. | The '''Rape of Arundel''' is one of the rapes of [[Sussex]], the traditional divisions unique to that county. | ||
The population of the rape of Arundel was 22,478 in 1801<ref name="HWD">{{cite book|last=Dallaway|first=James|title=A History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex, Volume 1|publisher=T. Bensley|year=1815|isbn=}}</ref> and 24,276 in 1811.<ref name="HWD"/> | The population of the rape of Arundel was 22,478 in 1801<ref name="HWD">{{cite book|last=Dallaway|first=James|title=A History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex, Volume 1|publisher=T. Bensley|year=1815|isbn=}}</ref> and 24,276 in 1811.<ref name="HWD"/> By 2011 it had reached 153,717. | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
[[File:The Rape of Arundel - Sussex.svg|thumb|400px|Arundel Rape shown within Sussex]] | |||
The [[rape of Chichester]] lies to its west and the [[rape of Bramber]] lies to its east. To the north the rape is bounded by the county of Surrey and to the south by the [[English Channel]]. The rape of Arundel includes the towns of [[Arundel]] and [[Littlehampton]]. Its highest point is Glatting Beacon on the South Downs, which is 804 ft tall. | The [[rape of Chichester]] lies to its west and the [[rape of Bramber]] lies to its east. To the north the rape is bounded by the county of Surrey and to the south by the [[English Channel]]. The rape of Arundel includes the towns of [[Arundel]] and [[Littlehampton]]. Its highest point is Glatting Beacon on the South Downs, which is 804 ft tall. | ||
==Sub-divisions== | ==Sub-divisions== | ||
The rape is divided into the following hundreds: | The rape is divided into the following hundreds: | ||
* [[Avisford]] (named Binsted in 1086 but had its later name by 1166)<ref name="british-history.ac.uk">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol5/pt1/pp102-104</ref> | * [[Avisford Hundred|Avisford]] (named Binsted in 1086 but had its later name by 1166)<ref name="british-history.ac.uk">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol5/pt1/pp102-104</ref> | ||
* [[Bury Hundred|Bury]] | * [[Bury Hundred|Bury]] | ||
* [[Poling Hundred|Poling]] | * [[Poling Hundred|Poling]] | ||
* [[Rotherbridge]] | * [[Rotherbridge Hundred|Rotherbridge]] | ||
* [[West Easwrith]] | * [[West Easwrith Hundred|West Easwrith]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 19 January 2019
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The Rape of Arundel is one of the rapes of Sussex, the traditional divisions unique to that county.
The population of the rape of Arundel was 22,478 in 1801[1] and 24,276 in 1811.[1] By 2011 it had reached 153,717.
Location
The rape of Chichester lies to its west and the rape of Bramber lies to its east. To the north the rape is bounded by the county of Surrey and to the south by the English Channel. The rape of Arundel includes the towns of Arundel and Littlehampton. Its highest point is Glatting Beacon on the South Downs, which is 804 ft tall.
Sub-divisions
The rape is divided into the following hundreds:
- Avisford (named Binsted in 1086 but had its later name by 1166)[2]
- Bury
- Poling
- Rotherbridge
- West Easwrith
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dallaway, James (1815). A History of the Western Division of the County of Sussex, Volume 1. T. Bensley.
- ↑ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol5/pt1/pp102-104