BLATCHINGTON (EAST), a parish in the hundred of FLEXBOROUGH, rape of PEVENSEY, county of SUSSEX, 3 miles (N. E.) from Brighton, containing 187 inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of Lewes, and diocese of Chichester, rated in the king's books at £14, and in the patronage of Mr. Chambers. The church is dedicated to St. Peter. This parish is bounded on the east by the river Cuckmere, and on the south-west by the English channel: here is a strong battery for the defence of the coast.