Place:Cuckfield Rural, Sussex, England

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NameCuckfield Rural
Alt namesAnsty and Staplefordsource: from redirect
Staplefield Commonsource: from redirect
TypeRural district
Located inSussex, England     (1894 - 1974)
Also located inWest Sussex, England    
See alsoMid Sussex District, West Sussex, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974

Cuckfield Rural District was formed in 1894 following the passing of the Local Government Act of that year. It was located to the north of Brighton. In 1974 the whole of the Rural District existing at that time became part of the Mid Sussex District in West Sussex.

There were some "mid-term" adjustments:

Transfers of whole parishes are noted in the table below.

List of Parishes

ParishDescriptionDurationDestination
Albourne parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Ardingly parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Balcombe parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Bolney parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Clayton parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Cuckfield Rural (parish) civil parish 1894 - 1974 Cuckfield itself was an urban distict
Fulking hamlet, civil parish 1928 - 1974 transferred from Steyning East Rural District
Horsted Keynes parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Hurstpierpoint parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Keymer parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Lindfield parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1934 section to Haywards Heath, most of area became Lindfield Rural
Lindfield Rural civil parish 1934 - 1974 successor to Lindfield
Newtimber parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Poynings parish (ancient), civil parish 1928 - 1974
Pyecombe parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Slaugham parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
Twineham parish (ancient), civil parish 1894 - 1974
West Hoathly parish (ancient), civil parish 1934 - 1974 transferred from East Grinstead Rural District
Worth parish (ancient), civil parish 1934 - 1974 transferred from East Grinstead Rural District

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