The Rape of Arundel (also known as Arundel Rape) is one of the
rapes, the traditional sub-divisions unique to the
historic county of
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the Englis ...
in
England.
The population of the rape of Arundel was 22,478 in 1801,
falling to 24,276 in 1811.
Location
The
rape of Chichester
The Rape of Chichester (also known as Chichester Rape) is one of the rapes, the traditional sub-divisions unique to the historic county of Sussex in England. The most westerly of the Sussex rapes, the rape of Chichester is a former barony, orig ...
lies to its west and the
rape of Bramber
The Rape of Bramber (also known as Bramber Rape) is one of the rapes, the traditional sub-divisions unique to the historic county of Sussex in England. It is the smallest Sussex rape by area. Bramber is a former barony whose original seat was t ...
lies to its east. To the north the rape is bounded by the county of Surrey and to the south by the
English Channel
The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" ( Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kan ...
. The rape of Arundel includes the towns of
Arundel
Arundel ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Arun District of the South Downs, West Sussex, England.
The much-conserved town has a medieval castle and Roman Catholic cathedral. Arundel has a museum and comes second behind much la ...
and
Littlehampton
Littlehampton is a town, seaside resort, and pleasure harbour, and the most populous civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the English Channel on the eastern bank of the mouth of the River Arun. It is south sout ...
. Its highest point is Glatting Beacon on the South Downs, which is tall.
Historical population
Sub-divisions
The rape is traditionally divided into the following
hundreds:
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Avisford (named Binsted in 1086 but had its later name by 1166)
*
Bury
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Poling
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Rotherbridge
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West Easwrith
See also
*
History of Sussex
*
List of hundreds of England and Wales
Most of the counties of England were divided into hundreds or wapentakes from the late Anglo-Saxon period and these were, with a few exceptions, effectively abandoned as administrative divisions in the 19th century.
In Wales a similar Celtic sy ...
References
External links
Arundel Rape through time - A Vision of Britain
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History of Sussex