BEXHILL  , a municipal

borough and watering-place in the Rye parliamentary division of Sussex, England, 62 m . S.E. by S. from London, on the London, Brighton & South Coast, and the South-Eastern & Chatham railways . Pop . (1891) 5206; (1901) 12,213 . The ancient village, with the Norman and Early English church of St Peter, lies inland on the slope of the low hills fringing the coast, but the watering-place on the shore has developed very rapidly since about 1884, owing to the exertions of Earl De la Warr, who owns most of the property . It has a marine parade, pier, golf links, and the usual appointments of a seaside resort, while the climate is bracing and the neighbouring country pleasant . Bexhill was incorporated in 1902, the corporation consisting of a mayor, 6 aldermen and 18 councillors . Area, 8013 acres .