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The Lewes District is a local government district in East Sussex in southern England covering an area of 113 sq mi (290 km2), with 9 miles (14.5 km) of coastline on the English Channel. It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford and Telscombe. There are 28 parishes in the district.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the former Municipal Borough of Lewes along with Newhaven and Seaford Urban Districts and Chailey Rural District.
List of Parishes
Parish | Population (2011) | Area in hectares | Pop'n Density /hectare/2011 | Former Local Administration
| Barcombe | 1,473 | 1780 | 0.80 | Chailey Rural District
| Chailey | 3,088 | 2491 | 1.20 | Chailey Rural District
| Ditchling | 2,081 | 1550 | 1.30 | Chailey Rural District
| East Chiltington & Lewes St. John Without | 474 | 1359 | 0.30 | Chailey Rural District
| Falmer & Lewes St. Ann Without | 284 | 1701 | 0.20 | Chailey Rural District
| Firle | 293 | 1386 | 0.20 | Chailey Rural District
| Glynde & Beddingham & Tarring Neville | 491 | 2543 | 0.19 | Chailey Rural District
| Hamsey | 632 | 1144 | 0.60 | Chailey Rural District
| Iford | 209 | 970 | 0.20 | Chailey Rural District
| Kingston near Lewes | 831 | 570 | 1.50 | Chailey Rural District
| Lewes | 17,297 | 1141 | 15.20 | Lewes Municipal Borough
| Newhaven | 12,232 | 718 | 17.00 | Newhaven Urban District
| Newick | 2,457 | 780 | 3.20 | Chailey Rural District
| Peacehaven | 14,067 | 519 | 27.10 | Chailey Rural District
| Piddinghoe | 255 | 380 | 0.70 | Chailey Rural District
| Plumpton | 1,644 | 966 | 1.70 | Chailey Rural District
| Ringmer | 4,648 | 2590 | 1.80 | Chailey Rural District
| Rodmell & Southease | 527 | 1126 | 0.50 | Chailey Rural District
| Seaford | 23,571 | 1727 | 13.70 | Seaford Urban District
| South Heighton | 990 | 849 | 1.20 | Chailey Rural District
| Streat | 158 | 518 | 0.30 | Chailey Rural District
| Telscombe | 7,477 | 473 | 15.80 | Chailey Rural District
| Westmeston | 343 | 848 | 0.40 | Chailey Rural District
| Wivelsfield | 1,980 | 1079 | 1.80 | Chailey Rural District
| Lewes District, Totals | 97,502 | 29207 | 3.34 |
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Note: Lewes St. John Without, Lewes St. Ann Without, Tarring Neville and Southease are separate Parish Meetings but have been merged with their neighbouring parishes for the population statistics.
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