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TILLINGTON, a parish, with a village, in Midhurst district, Sussex; 3 miles NNW of Petworth r. station. It has a post-office, of the name of Tillington-Street, under Petworth. Acres, 3,766. Real property, £5,147. Pop., 908. Houses, 189. The manor belongs to Lord Leconfield. Pittshill is the seat of W. T. Mitford, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £740.* Patron, Lord Leconfield. The church is partly decorated English. There are a national school, alms houses with £20 a year, and other charities £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Tillington AP/CP Midhurst RegD/PLU Sussex AncC |
Place names: | TILLINGTON | TILLINGTON STREET |
Place: | Tillington |
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