Steyning East Rural District (RD)

Created: 1894   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.
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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
STEYNING EAST Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 698.
EAST STEYNING Alternate English     1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 24, 'Ages of Persons, Males and Females, in Municipal Boroughs and other Urban Districts, 1901'.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
FULKING Hmlt/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 510.
HANGLETON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 511.
PATCHAM AP/CP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 519.
PORTSLADE CP/AP Parish-level Unit     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 519.
POYNINGS CP/AP Parish-level Unit 1894 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 519.
PRESTON RURAL CP Parish-level Unit   1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 519.
WEST BLATCHINGTON AP/CP Parish-level Unit 1894 1928 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 503.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
EAST SUSSEX Administrative County 1894 1974 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 698.

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
01 Apr 1928 was abolished to enlarge CUCKFIELD RD Fulking CP and Poynings CP Area: 3194 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 72394-The East Sussex (Fulking and Poynings) Confirmation Order, 1928
01 Apr 1928 was abolished to enlarge HOVE UD/MB Hangleton CP and West Blatchington CP Area: 1862 acres.   1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Provisional Order Confirmation (Hove Extension) Act, 1927

Boundary Map of Steyning East Rural District (RD)

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, Steyning East Rural District (RD) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10135047

Date accessed: 08th April 2026