Eastbourne Registration District

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EASTBOURNE REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Sussex (1837–1974), East Sussex (1974–2008).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.5.2008 (to become part of East Sussex registration district).
Sub-districts : Eastbourne, Eastbourne Rural, Seaford, Westham
GRO volumes : VII (1837–51), 2b (1852–1946), 5H (1946–74), 18 (1974–92).
Registers currently held at : East Sussex.

Table 1: List of Places in Eastbourne Registration District

All the areas in Eastbourne registration district became part of the county of East Sussex on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish (or Unparished Area)	County	From	To	Comments
Alciston	East Sussex	1898	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Alciston	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Alfriston	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (e).
Alfriston	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, notes (c) and (e).
Alfriston	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Arlington	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Berwick	East Sussex	1898	1935	See Table 2, notes (a) and (c).
Berwick	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Chalvington	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Chiddingly	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Eastdean	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Eastdean	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Eastdean	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Eastbourne	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, note (f).
Eastbourne	East Sussex	1889	1974
Eastbourne	East Sussex	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the parish and county borough of Eastbourne. See also Table 2, note (h).
East Hoathly	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Folkington	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Folkington	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Folkington	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Friston	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Friston	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Friston	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Hailsham	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Hampden Park	East Sussex	1911	1912	Created 1.4.1911 out of the parish of Willingdon. Abolished 1.4.1912 to become part of the parish of Eastbourne.
Heathfield	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Hellingly	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Herstmonceux	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Hooe	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Horam	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Jevington	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Jevington	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Jevington	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Laughton	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Litlington	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Litlington	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Litlington	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Lullington	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Lullington	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Ninfield	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Norway	East Sussex	1894	1899	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Willingdon in Eastbourne Municipal Borough. Abolished 26.3.1899 to become part of the parish of Eastbourne.
Pevensey	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Pevensey	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Pevensey	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Polegate	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Ripe	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Seaford	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (b).
Seaford	East Sussex	1889	1926	See Table 2, note (b).
Selmeston	East Sussex	1898	1935	See Table 2, notes (a), (c) and (d).
Selmeston	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Waldron	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Warbleton	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Wartling	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Westdean	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Westdean	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Westdean	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Westham	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Westham	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Westham	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Willingdon	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Willingdon	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Willingdon	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).
Wilmington	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Wilmington	East Sussex	1889	1935	See Table 2, note (c).
Wilmington	East Sussex	1976	2008	See Table 2, notes (g) and (h).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Eastbourne Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
1.5.1898	(a)	Gained the parishes of Alciston, Berwick, and Selmeston, from Lewes registration district.	586 in 1891
1.4.1926	(b)	Lost the parish of Seaford to Newhaven registration district.	5239 in 1921
1.4.1935	(c)	Lost the parishes of Alciston, Alfriston, Berwick, Eastdean, Folkington, Friston, Jevington, Litlington, Lullington, Pevensey, Selmeston, Westdean, Westham, Willingdon, and Wilmington, to Hailsham registration district.	6782 in 1931
	(d)	Lost part of the parish of Selmeston (which became part of the parish of Chalvington on 1.4.1934) to Hailsham registration district.	4 in 1931
	(e)	Lost part of the parish of Alfriston (which became part of the parish of Seaford on 1.4.1935) to Newhaven registration district.	8 in 1931
1.4.1938	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Eastbourne (which until 1.4.1938 formed parts of the parishes of Eastdean, Friston, Jevington, Westham, and Willingdon) from Hailsham registration district.
1.4.1976	(g)	Gained the parishes of Alciston, Alfriston, Arlington, Berwick, Chalvington, Chiddingly, Eastdean, East Hoathly, Folkington, Friston, Hailsham, Heathfield, Hellingly, Herstmonceux, Hooe, Horam, Jevington, Laughton, Litlington, Lullington, Ninfield, Pevensey, Polegate, Ripe, Selmeston, Waldron, Warbleton, Wartling, Westdean, Westham, Willingdon, and Wilmington, from Hailsham registration district.	53587 in 1971
1.5.2008 (abolished)	(h)	Lost the constituent parishes of Alciston, Alfriston, Arlington, Berwick, Chalvington, Chiddingly, East Hoathly, Eastdean, Folkington, Friston, Hailsham, Heathfield, Hellingly, Herstmonceux, Hooe, Horam, Jevington, Laughton, Litlington, Ninfield, Pevensey, Polegate, Ripe, Selmeston, Waldron, Warbleton, Wartling, Westdean, Westham, Willingdon, and Wilmington, , and the unparished area of Eastbourne, to East Sussex registration district.

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