Wealden

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Wealden District
Wealden
Location in East Sussex
status District
region South East England
Administration County East Sussex
Administrative headquarters Crowborough
surface 833.17 km²
Residents 148,915 (2011)
ONS code 21UH
Website www.wealden.gov.uk

Wealden is a district in East Sussex , England . It is named after the Weald landscape between the North Downs and the South Downs . The administrative seat is Crowborough .

history

The district was formed in 1974 and resulted from the merger of the rural districts of Hailsham and Uckfield.

structure

The district is divided into 42 parishes ( Civil Parish ):

  • Alciston
  • Al Friston
  • Arlington
  • Berwick
  • Buxted
  • Chalvington with Ripe
  • Chiddingly
  • Crowborough
  • Cuckmere Valley
  • Danehill
  • East Dean and Friston
  • East Hoathly with Halland
  • Fletching
  • Forest Row
  • Framfield
  • Frant
  • Hadlow Down
  • Hailsham
  • Hartfield
  • Heathfield and Waldron
  • Hellingly
  • Herstmonceux
  • Hooe
  • Horam
  • Isfield
  • Laughton
  • Little Horsted
  • Long Man
  • Maresfield
  • Mayfield and Five Ashes
  • Ninfield
  • Pevensey
  • Polegate
  • Rotherfield
  • Selmeston
  • Uckfield
  • Wadhurst
  • Warbleton
  • Waiting
  • Westham
  • Willingdon and Jevington
  • Withyham

Of these, 39 have their own parish council. Alciston, Little Horsted and Selmeston do not have such a body; instead, residents' assemblies take place. Crowborough, Hailsham, Polegate and Uckfield are small towns ( Town ), accordingly the council there is called Town Council .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wealden District Council on the UK National Archives website , accessed March 26, 2018
  2. ^ Parish and Town Council Contact details on the district website, accessed March 26, 2018