Rape of Lewes

Rape of Lewes
The keep of Lewes Castle, once the administrative centre of the Rape
The keep of Lewes Castle, once the administrative centre of the Rape

The Rape of Lewes shown within Sussex
Area
 • 1831129,580 acres (524.4 km2)
Population
 • 182153,085[1]
 • 183171,921
Density
 • 18210.41 inhabitants per acre (100/km2)
 • 18310.56 inhabitants per acre (140/km2)
History
 • Created6th to 11th century
 • Succeeded bySussex (eastern division)
StatusRape (county subdivision)
 • HQLewes
Subdivisions
 • TypeHundreds
 • UnitsBarcombe, Buttinghill, Dean, Fishersgate (half hundred), Holmstrow, Poynings, Preston, Streat, Swanborough, Whalebourne, Younsmere

The Rape of Lewes (also known as Lewes Rape) is one of the rapes, the traditional sub-divisions unique to the historic county of Sussex in England.

  1. ^ Allen 1829, p. 196