Hailsham Registration District

HAILSHAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Sussex.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Sub-districts : Bexhill, Hailsham, Hailsham North, Hailsham South, Hellingly, Hurstmonceaux, Rye
GRO volumes : VII (1837–51), 2b (1852–1946), 5H (1946–74).
Registers now held by : East Sussex.

Table 1: List of Places in Hailsham Registration District

All the Sussex parishes in Hailsham registration district became part of the new county of East Sussex on 1.4.1889.

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Alciston	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Alfriston	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Arlington	Sussex	1837	1889
Arlington	East Sussex	1889	1974
Berwick	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Chalvington	East Sussex	1898	1974	See Table 2, notes (d) and (f).
Chiddingly	Sussex	1837	1889
Chiddingly	East Sussex	1889	1974
Eastdean	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
East Hoathly	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Folkington	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Friston	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Hailsham	Sussex	1837	1889
Hailsham	East Sussex	1889	1974
Heathfield	Sussex	1837	1889
Heathfield	East Sussex	1889	1974
Hellingly	Sussex	1837	1889
Hellingly	East Sussex	1889	1974
Herstmonceux	Sussex	1837	1889
Herstmonceux	East Sussex	1889	1974
Hooe	Sussex	1837	1889
Hooe	East Sussex	1889	1974
Horam	East Sussex	1951	1974	Created 1.4.1951 out of the parishes of Heathfield, Waldron, Hellingly, and Chiddingly.
Jevington	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Laughton	Sussex	1837	1889
Laughton	East Sussex	1889	1974
Litlington	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Lullington	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Ninfield	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Ninfield	East Sussex	1889	1974	See Table 2, notes (a) and (b).
Pevensey	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Polegate	East Sussex	1939	1974	Created 1.4.1939 out of the parishes of Hailsham, Jevington, Willingdon, and Westham.
Ripe	East Sussex	1898	1974	See Table 2, note (d).
Selmeston	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Waldron	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (g).
Warbleton	Sussex	1837	1889	See Table 2, note (c).
Warbleton	East Sussex	1889	1974	See Table 2, note (c).
Wartling	Sussex	1837	1889
Wartling	East Sussex	1889	1974
Westdean	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Westham	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Willingdon	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (e) and (h).
Wilmington	East Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Hailsham Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
24.3.1887	(a)	Lost a detached part of the parish of Ninfield (which became part of the parish of Catsfield on 24.3.1887) to Battle registration district.	0 in 1881
	(b)	Gained part of the parish of Ninfield (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Ashburnham) from Battle registration district.	152 in 1881
	(c)	Gained the parish of Warbleton (which until 24.3.1887 formed a detached part of the parish of Dallington, including Hodgkins) from Battle registration district.	2 in 1881
1.5.1898	(d)	Gained the parishes of Chalvington and Ripe from Lewes registration district.	539 in 1891
1.4.1935	(e)	Gained the parishes of Alciston, Alfriston, Berwick, Eastdean, Folkington, Friston, Jevington, Litlington, Lullington, Pevensey, Selmeston, Westdean, Westham, Willingdon, and Wilmington, from Eastbourne registration district.	6782 in 1931
	(f)	Gained part of the parish of Chalvington (which until 1.4.1934 formed part of the parish of Selmeston) from Eastbourne registration district.	4 in 1931
	(g)	Gained the parishes of East Hoathly and Waldron from Uckfield registration district.	3418 in 1931
1.4.1938	(h)	Lost parts of the parishes of Eastdean, Friston, Jevington, Westham, and Willingdon (which became parts of the parish of Eastbourne on 1.4.1938) to Eastbourne registration district.

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