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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:
WIVELSFIELD
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Chapelry (before end of twelfth century - at Dissolution)
Ancient Parish (after at Dissolution)
Civil Parish (after early)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10319810
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by WIVELSFIELD EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
SUSSEX Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.
CHAILEY PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1835 1898 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.
LEWES RegD Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1835 1901 1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1898 1930 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.
CHAILEY RD Local Government District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.
CHAILEY RSD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.
CHAILEY Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
DITCHLING Registration sub-District     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
STREET Hundred Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.
DITCHLING AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 525.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1934 was reduced to create BURGESS HILL CP Area: 38 acres. Population in 1931: 29.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77841. The East Sussex Review Order, 1934
01 Apr 1934 was reduced to enlarge HAYWARDS HEATH CP Area: 566 acres. Population in 1931: 1862.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; M. of H. Order No. 77841. The East Sussex Review Order, 1934

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wivelsfield CP/AP/Ch through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10319810

Date accessed: 28th March 2024