Preston Hundred, Sussex

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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; 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:

Hundreds of Sussex

Rape of Chichester: Aldwick • Bosham • Box and Stockbridge • Dumpford • Easebourne • Manhood • Westbourne and Singleton • Rape of Arundel: Avisford • Bury • Poling • Rotherbridge • West Easwrith • Rape of Bramber: Brightford • Burbeach • East Easwrith • Fishergate (Western half-hundred) • Horsham • Patching • Singlecross • Steyning • Tarring • Tipnoak • West Grinstead • Windham and Ewhurst • Rape of Lewes: Barcombe • Buttinghill • Dean • Fishergate (Eastern half-hundred) • Holmstrow • Poynings • Preston • Street • Swanborough • Whalesbone • Youngsmere • Rape of Pevensey: Alciston • Bishopstone • Burleigh Arches • Danehill Horsted • Dill • East Grinstead • Eastbourne • Flexborough • Hartfield • Longbridge • Loxfield Dorset • Loxfield Pelham • Pevensey Lowey • Ringmer • Rotherfield • Rushmonden • Shiplake • Totnore • Willingdon • Rape of Hastings: Baldstrow • Battle • Bexhill • Foxearle • Goldspur • Gostrow • Guestling • Hawkesborough • Henhurst • Netherfield • Ninfield • Shoyswell • Staple

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