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5% of the total acreage of the then borough. In typical with other parts of the South Downs, much of land has been used as sheep pasture, however crop farming also occurs and big locations of land were declared for military training during The second world war. Toads Hole Valley, a 92-acre (37 ha) triangular site south of the Brighton Bypass, is "the last piece of unspoiled downland in Hove".
Acreage [edit] Date Parish location Notes Refs To 19th century 778 acres (315 ha) Degree of initial parish 1874 785. 5 acres (317. 9 ha) Ordnance Study map of 1874 1894 1,594 acres (645 ha) Aldrington parish added 1 April 1928 4,010 acres (1,620 ha) Preston Rural, West Blatchington and Patcham (part) parishes added 1940 3,953 acres (1,600 ha) Reported in Victoria County History of Sussex 1994 5,896 acres (2,386 ha) 1 April 1997 21,632 acres (8,754 ha) Area of the new unitary authority of Brighton and Hove Environment [edit] Climate in this area has mild distinctions in between highs and lows, and there is appropriate rains year-round.
Environment data for Hove, UK Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Typical high C (F) 8( 46) 8( 46) 10( 50) 13( 55) 16( 61) 18( 64) 20( 68) 21( 70) 19( 66) 15( 59) 11( 52) 8( 46) 14( 57) Typical low C (F) 3( 37) 3( 37) 5( 41) 6( 43) 10( 50) 12( 54) 14( 57) 14( 57) 12( 54) 9( 48) 6( 43) 4( 39) 8( 47) Typical rainfall days 14 10 12 12 10 9 10 10 11 12 13 12 135 Source: Weatherbase History and development [edit] Pre-Roman proof [modify] Fossilised remains from the Pleistocene period have been found in 3 places in Hove: an 11-pound-2-ounce (5.


Throughout structure work near Palmeira Square in 185657, workers levelled a substantial burial mound. A prominent feature of the landscape given that 1200 BC, the 20 feet (6. 1 m)-high tumulus yielded, to name a few treasures, the Hove amber cup. This Article Is More In-Depth from clear red Baltic amber and roughly the same size as a regular china tea cup, the artefact can be seen in the Hove Museum and Art Gallery.

Also buried in the casket in which the amber cup was discovered were a stone battle-axe, a whetstone and a bronze dagger whose look is characteristic of the Wessex culture. Domesday Book [edit] There are entries for Brighton and Portslade (Bristelmestune and Porteslage) and small downland settlements like Hangleton (Hangetone), but nothing for the location of Hove itself.