Place:Worthing Rural, Sussex, England

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NameWorthing Rural
TypeRural district
Located inSussex, England     (1933 - 1974)
Also located inWest Sussex, England    
See alsoEast Preston Rural, Sussex, Englandrural district whose parishes formed Worthing Rural District in 1933
Steyning West Rural, Sussex, Englandrural district whose parishes formed Worthing Rural District in 1933
Thakenham Rural, Sussex, Englandrural district whose parishes formed Worthing Rural District in 1933

Worthing Rural District was formed in 1933 from the merger of parts of East Preston Rural District and Steyning West Rural District and Thakenham Rural District. Part of the Rural District was transferred to the Worthing District in 1974, but some parishes may have been transferred to other adjoining districts, such as the Mid Sussex District, the Lewes District and Brighton and Hove.

List of Parishes

ParishDescriptionDurationDestination
Angmering parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Burpham parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Clapham parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Coombes parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
East Preston parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Ferring parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Findon parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Houghton chapelry, civil parish 1933 - 1974
Kingston by Ferring parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Lancing parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Lyminster parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Patching parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Poling parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Rustington parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Sompting parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
South Stoke parish (ancient), civil parish 1933 - 1974
Warningcamp tything, civil parish 1933 - 1974

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