Mid Sussex District
Shown within West Sussex
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	South East England
Historic County:	Sussex
Admin. County:	West Sussex
Area: - Total	Ranked 146th 334.02 km²
Admin. HQ:	Haywards Heath
ONS code:	45UG
Demographics
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density	Ranked 145th 129,000 386 / km²
Ethnicity:	97.4% White
Politics
Image:Midsussexarms.PNG Mid Sussex District Council http://www.midsussex.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Nick Herbert, Francis Maude, Nicholas Soames

Mid Sussex is a local government district in South East England - part of the county of West Sussex. It contains the towns of East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Statistics Population: 22,800 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ335245 Administration District: Mid Sussex Shire county: West Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... In physics, density is defined as mass m per unit volume V. For the common case of a homogeneous substance, it is expressed as: where, in SI units: ρ (rho) is the density of the substance, measured in kg·m-3 m is the mass of the substance, measured in kg... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert known as Nick Herbert (born 1963) is the Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs. ... Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude (born 4 July 1953) is a British politician, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Horsham, Chairman of the Conservative Party and a member of the Privy Council. ... Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, known as Nicholas Soames, (born 12 February 1948) is a British Conservative politician. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... East Grinstead (archaically spelt Grimstead[1]) is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. ... Statistics Population: 22,800 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ335245 Administration District: Mid Sussex Shire county: West Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and... Statistics Population: 29,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ315195 Administration District: Mid Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post...

The district was created on April 1, 1974, and replaced the urban districts of Cuckfield, Burgess Hill, and East Grinstead and nearly all of Cuckfield Rural District. These districts had previously been under East Sussex. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Cuckfield High Street Cuckfield is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Statistics Population: 29,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ315195 Administration District: Mid Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post... East Grinstead (archaically spelt Grimstead[1]) is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ...

Civil parishes

Within the District are the following civil parishes:

• Albourne
• Ardingly
• Ashurst Wood
• Balcombe
• Bolney
• Burgess Hill
• Cuckfield
• Cuckfield Rural
• East Grinstead
• Fulking
• Hassocks
• Haywards Heath
• Horsted Keynes
• Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common
• Lindfield
• Lindfield Rural
• Newtimber
• Poynings
• Pyecombe
• Slaugham
• Turners Hill
• Twineham
• West Hoathly
• Worth

Albourne is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. ... Ardingly Inn Ardingly is a village in West Sussex, England, approximately halfway between London and the coastal city of Brighton. ... Ashurst Wood is a village in the north east corner of West Sussex, a county on the south coast of the United Kingdom. ... Balcombe village centre The village of Balcombe is located in West Sussex, England approximately half way between London and the coastal city of Brighton. ... Bolney is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England, near the junction of the A23 road with the A272 road. ... Statistics Population: 29,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ315195 Administration District: Mid Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: South East Coast Post office and telephone Post... Cuckfield High Street Cuckfield is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Cuckfield Rural is a civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, covering an area from the north-west side of Burgess Hill, the whole lying to the west of Cuckfield civil parish, from which it was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894. ... East Grinstead (archaically spelt Grimstead[1]) is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. ... Fulking is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Hassocks is a village found in West Sussex, England. ... Statistics Population: 22,800 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ335245 Administration District: Mid Sussex Shire county: West Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and... The view looking along the Horsted Keynes village green Horsted Keynes is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Lindfield is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Lindfield Rural is a civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Newtimber is a civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Poynings is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Pyecombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Slaugham is a small village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Turners Hill is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... Twineham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. ... West Hoathly is a small, historic and picturesque village in the county of West Sussex, UK. West Hoathly Church of England School is the main primary school in the village. ... Worth, once a separate village but now part of the Crawley New Town, is also a civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex. ...

Local politics

Mid Sussex is a Conservative constituency, with the current Member of Parliament (MP) Nicholas Soames, the grandson of Winston Churchill. In the 2005 general election, the Conservatives represented by Soames won 48.0% of the popular vote, a 1.8% increase, the Liberal Democrats represented by Serena Tierney took 36.1% of votes, a 5.0% increase, the Labour Party with Robert Fromant managed 12.7% of the vote, a 6.1% decrease, and the United Kingdom Independence Party candidate Harold Piggott received 3.2%, a 0.7% increase. The turnout for Mid Sussex was 49 494 people, accounting for 68.6% of the population of Mid Sussex eligible to vote. This was a 3.7% increase. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced // ) is a British political party. ...