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Bexhill
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or a municipal borough and watering-place in the Rye parliamentary division of Sussex, England, 62 m. S.E. by S. from London, on the London, Brighton & South Coast, and the South-Eastern & Chatham railways. Pop. (1891) 5206; (1901) 12,213. The ancient village, with the Norman and Early English church of St Peter, lies inland on the slope of the low hills fringing the coast, but the wateringplace on the shore has developed very rapidly since about. 1884, owing to the exertions of Earl De la Warr, who owns most of the property. It has a marine parade, pier, golf links, and the usual appointments of a seaside resort, while the climate is bracing and the neighbouring country pleasant. Bexhill was incorporated in 1902, the corporation consisting of a mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors. Area, 8013 acres.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Bexhill'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/bexhill.html. 1910.
