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[[File:Preston Hundred - Sussex.svg|thumb|250px|Preston Hundred, shown within the Rape of Lewes and Sussex]] | [[File:Preston Hundred - Sussex.svg|thumb|250px|Preston Hundred, shown within the Rape of Lewes and Sussex]] | ||
'''Preston''' is a [[hundred]] in southern [[Sussex]], within the [[Rape of Lewes]]. It is bounded by [[Fishergate Hundred]] to the west | '''Preston''' is a [[hundred]] in southern [[Sussex]], within the [[Rape of Lewes]]. It is bounded by [[Fishergate Hundred]] to the west; by [[Dean Hundred|Dean]] to the north; by [[Youngsmere]] to the north-east; and by [[Whalesbone]] to the south-east and north-west. It is named after the village of [[Preston, Sussex|Preston]], which now forms a suburb of [[Brighton]]. It had a population of 76,461 in 2011. | ||
It comprises the ancient parishes of: | It comprises the ancient parishes of: | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 4 November 2019
Preston is a hundred in southern Sussex, within the Rape of Lewes. It is bounded by Fishergate Hundred to the west; by Dean to the north; by Youngsmere to the north-east; and by Whalesbone to the south-east and north-west. It is named after the village of Preston, which now forms a suburb of Brighton. It had a population of 76,461 in 2011.
It comprises the ancient parishes of: