Lewes St Ann Parish (CP/AP) through time

Lewes St Ann Parish (CP/AP)

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

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

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

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
LEWES ST ANN	Preferred	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 516.
LEWES ST ANN AND ST MARY WESTOUT	Alternate	English	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
LEWES ST ANNE OR ST PETER AND ST MARY WESTOUT	Alternate	English	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES ST MARY WESTOUT WITH ST PETER WESTOUT	Alternate	English	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 516.
ST ANN	Alternate	English	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'.
ST ANN AND ST MARY WESTOUT	Alternate	English	1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
ST ANNE	Alternate	English	1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ST PETER AND ST MARY WESTOUT	Alternate	English	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Formal status

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status	Abbreviation	Start	End	Authority
Civil Parish	CP		1913	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish	AP			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

Other related units

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	LEWES ST ANNE EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 516.

Higher level units

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. 516.
LEWES RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1913	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 516.
LEWES RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 516.
LEWES MB	Local Government District	1881	1913	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 516.
LEWES	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'.
LEWES Borough	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 516.
LEWES RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 516.

Boundaries and changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
31 Dec 1894	was reduced to create	LEWES ST ANN WITHOUT CP	Houses in 1901: 18.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; L.G. Act, 1894 (Appointed day), and County Council Naming Order

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lewes St Ann Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10302171

Date accessed: 08th April 2026