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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
HASTINGS
Unit Type:
Local Government District
Status:
Municipal Borough (until 1888)
County Borough (after 1888)
Date created:
1835
Date abolished:
1974
Unit ID:
10061064
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 693.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
HASTINGS Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 693.
E371031 CASWEB identifiers for 1971 Local Govt Districts English    

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
EAST SUSSEX Administrative County 1835 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 693.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1938 was enlarged by gaining part of BATTLE RD parts of Fairlight, Guestling, Hollington Rural, Ore CPs Area: 2819 acres.   1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Hastings Extension Act, 1937

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ALL SAINTS LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
BEXHILL AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 502.
HASTINGS CP Parish-level Unit 1909   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 511.
HASTINGS ALL SAINTS CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS HOLY TRINITY ExP/CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST ANDREW AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST CLEMENT CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST HELENS CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 503.
HASTINGS ST LEONARDS CP/AP/Ch Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY BULVERHYTHE Ch/CP Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY IN THE CASTLE CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MARY MAGDALEN CP/AP Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HASTINGS ST MICHAEL AP/CP Parish-level Unit   1909 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 512.
HOLLINGTON CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1880s 1897 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 513.
HOLLINGTON LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
HOLLINGTON ST JOHN CP Parish-level Unit 1897 1925 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 513.
HOLY TRINITY LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ORE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 518.
ST CLEMENTS LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST HELENS LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST LEONARDS LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST MARY IN THE CASTLE LOWER LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST MARY IN THE CASTLE UPPER LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST MARY MAGDALEN LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST PETERS LG_Ward Parish-level Unit     1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hastings MB/CB through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10061064

Date accessed: 28th March 2024