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    The History and Antiquities of Horsham
    The History and Antiquities of Horsham
    The History and Antiquities of Horsham
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    The History and Antiquities of Horsham

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      Title: The History and Antiquities of Horsham

      Author: Howard Dudley

      Release Date: January 17, 2010 [eBook #31003]

      Language: English

      Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)

      ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF

      HORSHAM***

      Transcribed from the 1836 edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

      the history and

      antiquities of

      HORSHAM.

      By the Author of Juvenile Researches.

      ILLUSTRATED BY WOOD ENGRAVINGS

      and lithographic views.

      LONDON.

      1836.

      to the rt. hon.

      GEORGE O’BRIEN WYNDHAM,

      Earl of Egremont

      and baron cockermouth.

      THE FOLLOWING PAGES

      are by his lordship’s permission

      RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

      By his obliged servant

      Howard Dudley.

      ILLUSTRATIONS

      LITHOGRAPHIC.

      WOOD-CUTS.

      HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES,

      OF HORSHAM,

      and its vicinity

      The ancient town and borough of Horsham, which has generally been past over in topographical accounts, as a place unworthy of notice; or lost in the dazzling descriptions, of the modern maritime Babylon of Sussex, must always remain a spot, dear to the lover of antiquities, and romantic scenery.  The derivation of its name, has ever continued a matter of great perplexity; which perhaps may be considered as a very strong argument, in favour of the antiquity of the place.  Some persons conjecture, that the appellation is derived from the two Saxon words, hurst, and ham, the first syllable signifying a wood, and the second a village or collection of houses: and this opinion seems to be supported by the known fact, that this part of the county, was formerly one entire tract of forest land: but again quite as good if not a superior derivation, may be taken from the two words, Horsa, and ham, that is the village of, or built by, Horsa.

      Horsham has enjoyed the privilege of sending two members to Parliament, ever since the year 1295: by the passing of the reform bill, however, one representative was considered sufficient for the business of the borough.  The names of the persons first elected for the town, were Walter Burgeys, and Walter Randolf: Robert Henry Hurst esq. is the present member.

      The spring assizes for the county, had also long been held in the Town-Hall of Horsham; but this privilege was selfishly abstracted from the town, by the inhabitants of Lewes; and even the county gaol, which has been stationed here, for time immemorial, is, we understand, to be removed to the all devouring eastern rival: the quarter sessions however, are still held here.

      Still, notwithstanding, as respects the town, Horsham is greatly improving: the number of buildings which have been lately erected, and which are still erecting, are of a new and very handsome description: the streets are neatly paved, with the large flat stones procured from

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