Rape of Pevensey
| Rape of Pevensey | |
|---|---|
The keep of Pevensey Castle, once the administrative centre of the Rape | |
The Rape of Pevensey shown within Sussex | |
| Area | |
| • 1821 | 228,930 acres (926.4 km2) |
| • 1831 | 228,930 acres (926.4 km2) |
| Population | |
| • 1821 | 44,830 |
| • 1831 | 49,776 |
| Density | |
| • 1821 | 0.20 inhabitants per acre (49/km2) |
| • 1831 | 0.22 inhabitants per acre (54/km2) |
| History | |
| • Created | 6th to 11th century |
| • Succeeded by | Sussex (eastern division) |
| Status | Rape (county subdivision) |
| • HQ | Pevensey |
| Subdivisions | |
| • Type | Hundreds |
| • Units | Alciston, Bishopstone, Burleigh Arches, Danehill, Horsted, Dill, East Grinstead, Eastbourne, Flexborough, Hartfield, Longbridge, Loxfield Dorset, Loxfield Pelham, Pevensey Lowey, Ringmer, Rotherfield, Rushmonden, Shiplake, Totnore, Willingdon |
The Rape of Pevensey (also known as Pevensey Rape) is one of the rapes, the traditional sub-divisions unique to the historic county of Sussex in England. With an area of 228,930 acres (926.4 km2) it is the largest of the Sussex rapes.