Lewes (district)
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| Lewes District | |
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 Shown within East Sussex |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | South East England |
| Admin. County: | East Sussex |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 157th 292.00 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Lewes |
| ONS code: | 21UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2006 est.) - Density |
Ranked 241st 93,900 322 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Lewes District Council http://www.lewes.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrat |
| MPs: | Norman Baker, Desmond Turner |
Lewes is a local government district in East Sussex in southern England. It is named after its administrative centre, Lewes. Other towns in the district include Newhaven, Peacehaven, and Seaford. Plumpton racecourse is within the district.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the former borough of Lewes along with Newhaven and Seaford urban districts and Chailey Rural District. The civil parishes within the District are:
| Parish | Type | Population (2007) | Area (sq mi) | Pop Density /sq mi |
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| Barcombe | Parish Council | 1447 | 6.9 | 211 |
| Chailey | Parish Council | 2728 | 9.6 | 284 |
| Ditchling | Parish Council | 2027 | 6.0 | 339 |
| East Chiltington & St John Without ‡ | Parish Council | 536 | 5.2 | 102 |
| Falmer & St Ann Without ‡ | Parish Council | 281 | 6.6 | 43 |
| Firle | Parish Council | 327 | 5.4 | 61 |
| Glynde and Beddingham & Tarring Neville ‡ | Parish Council | 555 | 9.8 | 57 |
| Hamsey | Parish Council | 574 | 4.4 | 130 |
| Iford | Parish Meeting | 205 | 3.7 | 55 |
| Kingston | Parish Council | 843 | 2.2 | 383 |
| Lewes | Town Council | 16222 | 4.4 | 3679 |
| Newhaven | Town Council | 12026 | 2.7 | 4375 |
| Newick | Parish Council | 2343 | 3.0 | 778 |
| Peacehaven | Town Council | 13268 | 2.0 | 6621 |
| Piddinghoe | Parish Council | 264 | 1.5 | 180 |
| Plumpton | Parish Council | 1676 | 3.7 | 450 |
| Ringmer | Parish Council | 4591 | 10.0 | 459 |
| Rodmell & Southease ‡ | Parish Council | 502 | 4.3 | 115 |
| Seaford | Town Council | 23161 | 6.7 | 3480 |
| South Heighton | Parish Council | 1106 | 3.3 | 338 |
| Streat | Parish Meeting | 179 | 2.0 | 89 |
| Telscombe | Town Council | 7146 | 1.8 | 3913 |
| Westmeston | Parish Council | 307 | 3.3 | 94 |
| Wivelsfield | Parish Council | 1959 | 4.2 | 470 |
| Total Lewes | 94273 | 112.7 | 836 |
‡ St John Without, 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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