Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for CUCKMERE (The)

CUCKMERE (The), a river of Sussex. It rises on the downs, a little north of Heathfield; and runs about 18 miles south-south-westward, past Hailsham and Lullington to the sea, 5½ miles W of Beachy Head. Cuckmore Haven, at its mouth, has from 6 to 10 fathoms water; and is a coast-guard station.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a river"   (ADL Feature Type: "rivers")
Administrative units: Sussex AncC
Place names: CUCKMERE     |     CUCKMERE THE     |     THE CUCKMERE

Pages for linked administrative units may contain historical statistics and information on boundaries.