Lewes Registration District

LEWES 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 : Chailey, Ditchling, Lewes, Newhaven, Rottingdean, West Firle
GRO volumes : VII (1837–51), 2b (1852–1946), 5H (1946–74), 18 (1974–92).
Registers now held by : East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.

Table 1: List of Places in Lewes Registration District

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

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alciston	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Alciston	East Sussex	1889	1898	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
All Saints	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
All Saints	East Sussex	1889	1913	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
Barcombe	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Barcombe	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Beddingham	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (b) and (m).
Beddingham	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (m).
Berwick	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Berwick	East Sussex	1889	1898	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Bishopstone	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Bishopstone	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Chailey	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Chailey	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Chalvington	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Chalvington	East Sussex	1889	1898	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Denton	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Denton	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Denton Urban	East Sussex	1894	1901	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Denton in Denton Urban District. See also Table 2, note (f).
Ditchling	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (m).
Ditchling	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a), (d) and (m).
East Blatchington	Sussex	1839	1889	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become part of the unparished area of Seaford. See also Table 2, notes (c), (f) and (j).
	East Sussex	1889	1901
	East Sussex	1935	1974
East Chitlington	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
East Chitlington	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Falmer	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Falmer	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Falmer	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j), (l), and (m).
Firle	East Sussex	1971	2008	Created 8.3.1971 by renaming the parish of West Firle. See also Table 2, note (m).
Glynde	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (b) and (m).
Glynde	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (b) and (m).
Hamsey	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Hamsey	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Iford	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Iford	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Iford	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Kingston	Sussex	1839	1889	Abolished 1894 to become the separate parishes of Kingston Urban and Kingston near Lewes. See also Table 2, note (c).
Kingston	East Sussex	1889	1894
Kingston near Lewes	East Sussex	1894	1901	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of Kingston. See also Table 2, note (f).
Kingston near Lewes	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Kingston Urban	East Sussex	1894	1901	Created 1894 from the part of the parish of Kingston in Lewes Municipal Borough. See also Table 2, note (f).
Lewes	East Sussex	1913	2008	Created 1.4.1913 from the parishes of St. John under the Castle, St. Ann, St. Thomas Becket Cliffe, All Saints, St. John the Baptist Southover, St. Michael, South Malling, and The Castle Precincts. See also Table 2, notes (k) and (m).
Newhaven	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Newhaven	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Newhaven	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Newick	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Newick	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Ovingdean	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Ovingdean	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Peacehaven	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Peacehaven	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Peacehaven	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Piddinghoe	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Plumpton	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Plumpton	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Ringmer	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Ringmer	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Ripe	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Ripe	East Sussex	1889	1898	See Table 2, notes (b) and (e).
Rodmell	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Rodmell	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Rodmell	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Rottingdean	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Rottingdean	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
St. Ann	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. Ann	East Sussex	1889	1913	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. Ann Without	East Sussex	1894	2008	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. Ann. See also Table 2, note (m).
St. John the Baptist Southover	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. John the Baptist Southover	East Sussex	1889	1913	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. John under the Castle	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. John under the Castle	East Sussex	1889	1913	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. John Without	East Sussex	1894	2008	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. John under the Castle. See also Table 2, note (m).
St. Michael	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. Michael	East Sussex	1889	1913	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. Thomas a Becket Cliffe	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
St. Thomas a Becket Cliffe	East Sussex	1889	1913	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
Seaford	East Sussex	1935	1974	Abolished 1.4.1974 to become an unparished area. See also Table 2, notes (i) and (j).
Seaford	East Sussex	1974	2008	Unparished area which until 1.4.1974 formed the urban district of Seaford, and the parishes of East Blatchington and Seaford. See also Table 2, note (m).
Selmeston	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
Selmeston	East Sussex	1889	1898	See Table 2, notes (b) and (d).
South Heighton	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
South Heighton	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
South Heighton	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
South Malling	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
South Malling	East Sussex	1889	1913	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
South Malling Without	Sussex	1894	2008	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of South Malling. See also Table 2, note (m).
Southease	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Southease	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Southease	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Southover Without	East Sussex	1894	1934	Created 1894 from the rural part of the parish of St. John the Baptist. Abolished 1.4.1934 to become parts of the parishes of Iford and Lewes.
Stanmer	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Stanmer	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Stanmer	East Sussex	1935	1952	Abolished 1.4.1952 to become part of the parishes of Brighton and Falmer. See also Table 2, notes (j) and (l).
Streat	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Streat	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Tarring Neville	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Tarring Neville	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Tarring Neville	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
Telscombe	Sussex	1839	1889	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Telscombe	East Sussex	1889	1901	See Table 2, notes (c) and (f).
Telscombe	East Sussex	1935	2008	See Table 2, notes (j) and (m).
The Castle Precincts	Sussex	1837	1889	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
The Castle Precincts	East Sussex	1889	1913	Abolished 1.4.1913 to become part of the parish of Lewes.
West Firle	Sussex	1838	1889	Abolished 8.3.1971 and remamed Firle. See also Table 2, note (b).
West Firle	East Sussex	1889	1971
Westmeston	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Westmeston	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a) and (m).
Wivelsfield	Sussex	1838	1889	See Table 2, notes (a), (h) and (m).
Wivelsfield	East Sussex	1889	2008	See Table 2, notes (a), (h) and (m).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Lewes Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
15.1.1838	(a)	Gained the parishes of Barcombe, Chailey, Ditchling, East Chiltington, Hamsey, Newick, Plumpton, Ringmer, Streat, Westmeston, and Wivelsfield, from Chailey registration district.	4372 in 1841
15.1.1838	(b)	Gained the parishes of Alciston, Beddingham, Berwick, Chalvington, Glynde, Ripe, Selmeston, and West Firle, from West Firle registration district.	2529 in 1841
31.3.1839	(c)	Gained the parishes of Bishopstone, Denton, East Blatchington, Falmer, Iford, Kingston, Newhaven, Ovingdean, Peacehaven, Piddinghoe, Rodmell, Rottingdean, South Heighton, Southease, Stanmer, and Telscombe, from Newhaven registration district.	4633 in 1841
1.5.1898	(d)	Lost the parishes of Alciston, Berwick, and Selmeston, to Eastbourne registration district.	586 in 1891
1.5.1898	(e)	Lost the parishes of Chalvington and Ripe to Hailsham registration district.	539 in 1891
1.10.1901	(f)	Lost the parishes of Bishopstone, Denton, Denton Urban, East Blatchington, Falmer, Iford, Kingston near Lewes, Kingston Urban, Newhaven, Ovingdean, Peacehaven, Piddinghoe, Rodmell, Rottingdean, Seaford, South Heighton, Southease, Stanmer, Tarring Neville, and Telscombe, to Newhaven registration district.	12132 in 1901
1.4.1935	(g)	Lost part of the parish of Ditchling (which became part of the parish of Burgess Hill on 1.4.1934) to Cuckfield registration district.	266 in 1931
	(h)	Lost parts of the parish of Wivelsfield (which became parts of the parishes of Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath on 1.4.1934) to Cuckfield registration district.	1891 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Seaford (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Alfriston) from Eastbourne registration district.	8 in 1931
	(j)	Gained the parishes of East Blatchington, Falmer, Iford, Kingston near Lewes, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Piddinghoe, Rodmell, Seaford, South Heighton, Southease, Stanmer, Tarring Neville, and Telscombe, from Newhaven registration district.	18748 in 1931
	(k)	Gained part of the parish of Lewes (which until 1.4.1935 formed part of the parish of Kingston near Lewes) from Newhaven registration district.	48 in 1931
1.4.1952	(l)	Lost parts of the parishes of Falmer and Stanmer (which became parts of the parish of Brighton on 1.4.1952) to Brighton registration district.
1.5.2008 (abolished)	(m)	Lost the constituent parishes of Barcombe, Beddingham, Chailey, Ditchling, East Chiltington, Falmer, Firle, Glynde, Hamsey, Iford, Kingston near Lewes, Lewes, Newhaven, Newick, Peacehaven, Piddinghoe, Plumpton, Ringmer, Rodmell, South Heighton, South Malling Without, Southease, St. Ann Without, St. John Without, Streat, Tarring Neville, Telscombe, Westmeston, and Wivelsfield, and the unparished area of Seaford, to East Sussex registration district.

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