Worthing Registration District

Registration County : Sussex.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1870 (incorporated into East Preston, Steyning and Thakeham registration districts).
Re-created : 1.4.1935 (out of East Preston, Steyning and Thakeham registration districts).
Sub-districts : Arundel, Broadwater, Littlehampton, Shoreham by Sea, Worthing.
GRO volumes : VII (1837–51), 2b (1852–69), 2b (1935–46), 5H (1946–74)
Registers now held by : West Sussex.

Table 1: List of Places in Worthing Registration District (1837–69)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Amberley	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (d).
Angmering	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Arundel	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Broadwater	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Burpham	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Clapham	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Climping	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Durrington	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
East Preston	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Ferring	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Ford	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Goring by Sea	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Heene	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Houghton	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Kingston	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Lancing	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (c).
Littlehampton	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Lyminster	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
North Stoke	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (d).
Patching	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Poling	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Rackham	Sussex	1837	1849	See Table 2, note (a).
Rustington	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
South Stoke	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Tortington	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Warningcamp	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
West Tarring	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (b).
Wigginholt	Sussex	1837	1869	See Table 2, note (d).

Table 1B: List of Places in Worthing Registration District (1935–74)

Civil Parish	County	From	To	Comments
Angmering	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Arundel	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Burpham	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Clapham	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Coombes	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
East Preston	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Ferring	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Findon	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (h).
Houghton	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Kingston	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Kingston by Sea	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Lancing	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Littlehampton	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Lyminster	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Old Shoreham	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Patching	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Poling	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Rustington	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Shoreham by Sea	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Sompting	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
South Stoke	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Southwick	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (f).
Warningcamp	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Wick	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, note (e).
Worthing	West Sussex	1935	1974	See Table 2, notes (e), (g) and (i).

Table 2: Boundary Changes affecting Worthing Registration District

Date of Change	Note	Description of Change	Population transferred
4.1.1849	(a)	Lost the hamlet of Rackham to Thakeham registration district.	188 in 1841
1.1.1870 (abolished)	(b)	Lost the parishes of Angmering, Arundel, Broadwater, Burpham, Clapham, Climping, Durrington, East Preston, Ferring, Ford, Goring by Sea, Heene, Houghton, Kingston, Littlehampton, Lyminster, Patching, Poling, Rustington, South Stoke, Tortington, Warningcamp, and West Tarring, to East Preston registration district.
	(c)	Lost the parish of Lancing to Steyning registration district.	950 in 1861
	(d)	Lost the parishes of Amberley, North Stoke, and Wiggonholt, to Thakeham registration district.	548 in 1861
1.4.1935 (re-created)	(e)	Gained the parishes of Angmering, Arundel, Burpham, Clapham, East Preston, Ferring, Houghton, Kingston, Littlehampton, Lyminster, Patching, Poling, Rustington, South Stoke, Warningcamp, Wick, and Worthing, from East Preston registration district.	66543 in 1931
	(f)	Gained the parishes of Coombes, Kingston by Sea, Lancing, Old Shoreham, Shoreham by Sea, Sompting, and Southwick, from Steyning registration district.	20604 in 1931
	(g)	Gained part of the parish of Worthing (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of Sompting) from Steyning registration district.	315 in 1931
	(h)	Gained the parish of Findon from Thakeham registration district.	917 in 1931
	(i)	Gained part of the parish of Worthing (which until 1.4.1933 formed part of the parish of Findon) from Thakeham registration district.	13 in 1931

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