Hastings County Borough (MB/CB)

Created: 1835   Abolished: 1974

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Life & Death

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.
Work & Poverty

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

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    

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Municipal Borough MB   1888 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
County Borough CB 1888   F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

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'.

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.

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

Boundary Map of Hastings County Borough (MB/CB)

If the boundaries of the Local Government District changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Hastings County Borough (MB/CB) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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

Date accessed: 09th April 2026