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BRIGHTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Sussex.
Created
: 1.7.1837 (sometimes Brighthelmston in early listings).
Sub-districts : Brighton Central, Brighton General Hospital, Brighton Outer, Brighton West, East Brighton, Kemptown, Palace, Pavilion, St. Peter, West Brighton
GRO volumes : VII (1837–51), 2b (1852–1946), 5H (1946–74).
Registers now held by : Brighton & Hove.

Table 1: List of Places in Brighton Registration District

The Sussex parish in Brighton registration district became part of the new county of East Sussex on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish

County

From

To

Comments

Brighton

Sussex

1837

1989

See Table 2, notes (a) to (d).

East Sussex

1889

1974

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Brighton Registration District

Date of Change

Note

Description of Change

Population transferred

1.4.1928

(a)

Gained parts of the parish of Brighton (which until 1.4.1928 formed the parishes of Ovingdean and Rottingdean, and part of the parish of Falmer) from Newhaven registration district.

3367 in 1921

(b)

Lost part of the parish of Brighton (which became part of the parish of Hove on 1.4.1928) to Steyning registration district.

168 in 1921

(c)

Gained parts of the parish of Brighton (which until 1.4.1928 formed the parishes of Patcham and Preston, and parts of the parishes of Hove and West Blatchington) from Steyning registration district.

32905 in 1921

1.4.1952

(d)

Gained part of the parish of Brighton (which until 1.4.1952 formed parts of the parishes of Falmer and Stanmer) from Lewes registration district.

 


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