In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Streat like this:
STREET, a parish and a hundred in Sussex. The parish lies 4 miles SE of Burgess-Hill r. station, and 5½ NW of Lewes; is in Lewes district; and has a post-office under Hurstperpoint. Acres, 1,270. Real property, £1,240. Pop., 190. Houses, 36. The manor belongs to H.Lane, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £172.* Patron, H.Lane, Esq. The church was restored in 1852. There is a national school.-The hundred contains 7 parishes, and is in Lewes rape. Acres, 20,942. Pop. in 1851, 4,110. Houses, 748.
Streat through time
Streat is now part of Lewes district. Click here for graphs and data of how Lewes has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Streat itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Streat, in Lewes and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9029
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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