Cuckfield Registration District

CUCKFIELD REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Sussex (1837–1974), West Sussex (1974–80).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1980 (to become Haywards Heath registration district).
Sub-districts : Cuckfield, Lindfield, Hurstpierpoint, Worth
GRO volumes : VII (1837–51), 2b (1852–1946), 5H (1946–74), 18 (1974–80).
Registers currently held at : West Sussex.

Table 1A: List of Places in Cuckfield Registration District (1837–1974)

All the areas in Cuckfield registration district became parts of the counties of East Sussex and West Sussex on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Albourne	Sussex	1837	1889
Albourne	East Sussex	1889	1974
Ardingley	Sussex	1837	1889
Ardingley	East Sussex	1889	1974
Balcombe	Sussex	1837	1889
Balcombe	East Sussex	1889	1974
Bolney	Sussex	1837	1889
Bolney	East Sussex	1889	1974
Burgess Hill	East Sussex	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parishes of Keymer Urban, Clayton Urban, Ditchling, Wivelsfield, and Clayton. See also Table 2, note (c).
Clayton	Sussex	1837	1889
Clayton	East Sussex	1889	1974
Clayton Urban	East Sussex	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Clayton in Burgess Hill Urban DIstrict. Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Burgess Hill.
Cowfold	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (a).
Cowfold	West Sussex	1889	1897	See Table 2, note (a).
Cuckfield	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the unparished area of Haywards Heath.
Cuckfield	East Sussex	1889	1974
Cuckfield Rural	East Sussex	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Cuckfield.
Fulking	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Haywards Heath	East Sussex	1894	1974	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Cuckfield. Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (d) and (h).
Horsted Keynes	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (b).
Horsted Keynes	East Sussex	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (b).
Hurstpierpoint	Sussex	1837	1889
Hurstpierpoint	East Sussex	1889	1974
Keymer	Sussex	1837	1889
Keymer	East Sussex	1889	1974
Keymer Urban	East Sussex	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Keymer in Burgess Hill Urban DIstrict. Abolished 1.4.1934 to become part of the parish of Burgess Hill.
Lindfield	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the unparished area of Haywards Heath.
Lindfield	East Sussex	1889	1974
Lindfield Rural	East Sussex	1934	1974	Created 1.4.1934 out of the parish of Lindfield.
Newtimber	Sussex	1837	1889
Newtimber	East Sussex	1889	1974
Poynings	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Pyecombe	Sussex	1837	1889
Pyecombe	East Sussex	1889	1974
Slaugham	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (g) and (i).
Slaugham	East Sussex	1889	1974	See Table 2, notes (g) and (i).
Twineham	Sussex	1837	1889
Twineham	East Sussex	1889	1974
West Hoathly	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Worth	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (e), (g) and (h).

Table 1B: List of Places in Cuckfield Registration District (from 1974)

All the areas in Cuckfield registration district became part of the county of West Sussex on 1.4.1974.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Albourne	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Ardingley	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Balcombe	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Bolney	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Burgess Hill	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Clayton	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Cuckfield Rural	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Fulking	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Haywards Heath	West Sussex	1974	1980	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the urban district of Cuckfield, and the parishes of Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, and Lindfield. See also Table 2, note (j).
Horsted Keynes	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Hurstpierpoint	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Keymer	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Lindfield Rural	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Newtimber	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Poynings	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Pyecombe	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Slaugham	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
Twineham	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).
West Hoathly	West Sussex	1974	1980	See Table 2, note (j).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Cuckfield Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.7.1897	(a)	Lost the parish of Cowfold to Horsham registration district.	945 in 1891
1.4.1898	(b)	Lost part of the parish of Horsted Keynes (which became part of the parish of Danehill on 1.4.1898) to Uckfield registration district.	140 in 1891
1.4.1935	(c)	Gained parts of the parish of Burgess Hill (which until 1.4.1934 formed parts of the parishes of Ditchling and Wivelsfield) from Lewes registration district.	295 in 1931
	(d)	Gained part of the parish of Haywards Heath (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Wivelsfield) from Lewes registration district.	1862 in 1931
	(e)	Gained the parishes of West Hoathley and Worth from East Grinstead registration district.	6717 in 1931
	(f)	Gained the parishes of Fulking and Poynings from Steyning registration district.	482 in 1931
1.4.1953	(g)	Lost parts of the parishes of Slaugham and Worth (which became parts of the parish of Crawley on 1.4.1953) to Horsham registration district.
1.4.1974	(h)	Lost the parish of Worth to Crawley registration district.	7796 in 1971
1.4.1974	(i)	Lost part of the parish of Slaugham (which became part of the unparished area of Crawley in the county of West Sussex on 1.4.1974) to Crawley registration district.
1.10.1980 (abolished)	(j)	Lost the constituent parishes of Albourne, Ardingley, Balcombe, Bolney, Burgess Hill, Clayton, Cuckfield Rural, Fulking, Horsted Keynes, Hurstpierpoint, Keymer, Lindfield Rural, Newtimber, Poynings, Pyecombe, Slaugham, Twineham, and West Hoathly, and the unparished area of Haywards Heath, to Haywards Heath registration district.	73662 in 1971

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