LEWES (DISTRICT)

Lewes District
Lewes ''Shown within East Sussex''
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 () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	97.9% White
Politics
Lewes District Council http://www.lewes.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
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:

★ Barcombe

★ Beddingham

★ Chailey

★ Ditchling

★ East Chiltington

★ Falmer

★ Firle

★ Glynde

★ Hamsey

★ Iford

★ Kingston near Lewes

★ Lewes

★ Newhaven

★ Newick

★ Peacehaven

★ Piddinghoe

★ Plumpton

★ Ringmer

★ Rodmell

★ Seaford

★ South Heighton

★ Southease

★ St Ann Without

★ St John Without

★ Streat

★ Tarring Neville

★ Telscombe

★ Westmeston

★ Wivelsfield