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The southern border of the county is formed by the coastline between Hampshire and Kent with its northern border adjoining Surrey. It is divided for local government into West Sussex and East Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove.

Mainly still a rural county apart from the coastal strip, there are few large towns. In the past fishing was an important industry and there are still working harbours at Rye, Hastings, Newhaven and Shoreham. The county now relies heavily on the tourist industry, both by the sea and inland where tourists can explore the South Downs.

Sussex was the home of the Greenwich Royal Observatory at Herstmonceux until 1998. There are castles at Hastings, Lewes, Pevensey and Bodiam while the site of the Battle of Hastings is to be found at Senlac Hill near the town of Battle. There is a Roman Villa in Fishbourne. The Weald and Downland Museum is in Singleton.

The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is in Sussex at Arundel Castle. Rudyard Kipling lived in a Jacobean ironmaster's house, Bateman's, near Burwash in Sussex. The county has a song dedicated to it called "Sussex by the Sea" written in 1907 by William Ward-Hicks.

East Sussex county town: Lewes

West Sussex county town: Chichester

Other major towns: Brighton, Eastbourne, Hove, Bognor Regis, Crawley

Sussex Places of Worship

Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Chichester Market Cross. Submitted by Caroline

Primary Reference

East Sussex Record Office

West Sussex Record Office

Sussex Family History Society

East Sussex County Libraries

West Sussex County Libraries

Sussex Look-up Exchange

Sussex Online Parish Clerks

Countywide Interest

Sussex Electoral Poll 1734

History of Sussex

West Sussex Online Catalogue

The Sussex Record Society

The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Sussex Workhouses

Specific Town and Village Interest

Angmering Village

Barcombe and Hamsey

Bognor Regis Local History

History of Brighton and Hove

Brighton History Centre

Chailey Village 1914-1918

Cuckfield Compendium

Eastbourne and District Family History Society

Eastbourne Borough Council's History Section

East Hoathly Parish

The Fernhurst Society

Findon Village

Fishbourne

Graves and Inscriptions in Fletching, Sussex

Hastings and Lewes

Hastings and Rother Family History Society

Henfield History Group

Horsham Past and Present

Reminiscences of Horsham

Hurst History Study Group

The Petworth Emigration Project

Salehurst

Southease Village History

Worthing and Broadwater

Maps and Photographs

Historical Maps of Sussex

Photographs of Brighton and Hove

Photographs of Sussex

Photographers in Brighton 1841-1910

Photographers of Sussex

Books of local interest

SHOTTERMILL - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 1 - Early Times to the 1700s. ISBN 1-873855-39-7

SHOTTERMILL - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 2 - 1730 to the Early 20th Century. ISBN 1-873855-40-0

Both by Greta A. Turner and available from John Owen Smith.

Although centred on Headley in Hampshire, John Owen Smith's website also covers the local area of Surrey and Sussex.

Register Offices ~ East Sussex

Online orders and copy certificate information. Buying copies of certificates

Brighton and Hove

The Register Office
Brighton Town Hall
Bartholomews
Brighton
BN1 1JA
Tel 01273 292016

Crowborough Register Office

Beaconwood
Beacon Road
Crowborough
East Sussex
TN6 1AR
Tel 01892 653803
E-mail crowborough.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk

Eastbourne Register Office

Town Hall
Grove Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4UG
Tel: 01323 415051
E-mail eastbourne.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk

Hastings Register Office

Summerfields
Bohemia Road
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1EX
Tel 01424 721722
E-mail hastings.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk

Lewes Register Office

Southover Grange
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1TP
Tel 01273 475589
E-mail lewes.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk

Register Offices ~ West Sussex

Chichester Registration District

Greyfriars
61 North Street
Chichester
PO19 1NB
Tel 01243 642122

Crawley Registration District

Crawley Register Office
Town Hall
The Boulevard
Crawley
RH10 1UZ
Tel 01243 642122

Haywards Heath Registration District

Superintendent Registrar's Office
Haywards Heath Register Office
West Sussex County Council Offices
Oaklands Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 1SU
Tel 01243 642122

Horsham Registration District

Superintendent Registrar's Office
Horsham Register Office
Town Hall
Market Square
Horsham
RH12 1EU
Tel 01243 642122

Worthing Registration District

Worthing Register Office
CentenaryHouse
Durrington Lane
Worthing
BN13 2QB
Tel 01243 642122

Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

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+| '''The southern border of the county is formed by the coastline between Hampshire and Kent with its northern border adjoining Surrey. It is divided for local government into West Sussex and East Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove.
-| style="width:60%"| '''Sussex is divided into two separate counties, East Sussex and West Sussex, the east encompassing Brighton, Eastbourne, Bexhill, Rye, and the port of Newhaven. The western region of the county begins on the Hampshire border and includes Midhurst, Horsham and Crawley.'''
-Sussex is the home of the Greenwich Royal Observatory and castles at Hastings, Lewes, Pevensey and Bodiam with the site of the Battle of Hastings is to be found at Senlac Hill near the town of Battle. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is in Sussex at Arundel Castle. Rudyard Kipling lived in a Jacobean ironmaster's house, Bateman's, near Burwash in Sussex.
+Mainly still a rural county apart from the coastal strip, there are few large towns. In the past fishing was an important industry and there are still working harbours at Rye, Hastings, Newhaven and Shoreham. The county now relies heavily on the tourist industry, both by the sea and inland where tourists can explore the South Downs.
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+| Sussex was the home of the Greenwich Royal Observatory at Herstmonceux until 1998. There are castles at Hastings, Lewes, Pevensey and Bodiam while  the site of the Battle of Hastings is to be found at Senlac Hill near the town of Battle. There is a Roman Villa in Fishbourne. The Weald and Downland Museum is in Singleton.
-The county has a song dedicated to it called "Sussex by the Sea" written in 1907 by William Ward-Hicks.
+The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is in Sussex at Arundel Castle. Rudyard Kipling lived in a Jacobean ironmaster's house, Bateman's, near Burwash in Sussex. The county has a song dedicated to it called "Sussex by the Sea" written in 1907 by William Ward-Hicks.
-'''East Sussex County town:''' Lewes
+'''East Sussex county town:''' Lewes
 '''West Sussex county town:''' Chichester
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+'''[http://www.familytreeforum.com/regional-projects/ Regional Projects Forum]'''
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 ==Resources==
+[[Image:Sussex.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Chichester Market Cross. Submitted by Caroline]]
-'''Primary Reference Links'''
+'''Primary Reference'''
 *[http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/ '''East Sussex Record Office''']
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 *[http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/libraries-and-archives/record-office/ '''West Sussex Record Office''']
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/east_sussex.html East Sussex Libraries]
+*[http://www.sfhg.org.uk/ Sussex Family History Society]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/west_sussex.html West Sussex Libraries]
-*[http://www.westsussexpast.org/searchonline/Index.htm West Sussex Past]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/sussex.html Local History Directory]
-*[http://www.sussexrecordsociety.org.uk/home.asp Sussex Record Society -includes Poor Law and Wills Databases]
+*[http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/ East Sussex County Libraries]
-*[http://www.sussex-opc.org/ Online Parish Clerks]
+*[http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/libraries-and-archives/libraries/ West Sussex County Libraries]
 *[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/w.jowett/sussexlookup.html Sussex Look-up Exchange]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountySussex.htm#PageTitle IGI Sussex]
+*[http://www.sussex-opc.org/ Sussex Online Parish Clerks]
 '''Countywide Interest'''
-*[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/result.php?pageNum_rs_venue=0&totalRows_rs_venue=262&c=West%20Sussex West Sussex - A Church Near You]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/sussex1734/index.htm Sussex Electoral Poll 1734]
+*[http://www.yeoldesussexpages.com/maincss.htm History of Sussex]
-*[http://www.barriesgenealogy.co.uk/html/broadwater_worthing.html Barries' Genealogy -Includes some archives from Worthing and Broadwater]
+*[http://www.westsussexpast.org/searchonline/Index.htm West Sussex Online Catalogue]
-*[http://www.mid-sussex-roots.net/index.php Mid-Sussex Roots]
+*[http://www.sussexrecordsociety.org.uk/home.asp The Sussex Record Society]
 *[http://www.theweald.org/home.htm The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex]
-*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/ENGPOLLS/sussex1734/index.htm Sussex Electoral Poll 1734]
-*[http://www.sfhg.org.uk/ Sussex FHS]
 *[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/sussex/sussex.htm Sussex Workhouses]
-*[http://www.yeoldesussexpages.com/maincss.htm Ye Olde Sussex Pages] An interesting miscellany of information.
 '''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-*[http://www.angmeringvillage.co.uk/ Angmering Village - includes some Parish Records]
+*[http://www.angmeringvillage.co.uk/ Angmering Village]
 *[http://www.bandhpast.co.uk/ Barcombe and Hamsey]
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 *[http://www.bognor-local-history.co.uk/ Bognor Regis Local History]
-*[http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/index.aspx My Brighton and Hove] is a fantastic site devoted to all aspects of Brighton and Hove's history.
+*[http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/index.aspx History of Brighton and Hove]
-*[http://www.virtualmuseum.info/localhistory Brighton History Centre]  Located at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery in the Royal Pavilion Gardens.
+*[http://www.virtualmuseum.info/localhistory Brighton History Centre]
 *[http://www.chailey1914-1918.net/ Chailey Village 1914-1918]
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 *[http://www.cuckfieldcompendium.co.uk/ Cuckfield Compendium]
-*[http://www.eastbournefhs.org.uk/ Eastbourne And District FHS]
+*[http://www.eastbournefhs.org.uk/ Eastbourne and District Family History Society]
-*[http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/eastbourne/history  Eastbourne Borough Council's History section] The history of the town including a timeline and the WW2 Roll of Honour.
+*[http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/eastbourne/history  Eastbourne Borough Council's History Section]
 *[http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/SSX/EastHoathly/TURNER.txt East Hoathly Parish]
-*[http://www.family-history.org.uk/ East Sussex Family History]
 *[http://www.fernhurstsociety.org.uk/ The Fernhurst Society]
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 *[http://www.findonvillage.com/ Findon Village]
-*[http://steve.pickthall.users.btopenworld.com/nfops/index.html Fishbourne - includes some Parish Records]
+*[http://steve.pickthall.users.btopenworld.com/nfops/index.html Fishbourne]
-*[http://www.harriyott.com/genealogy Fletching Graves] Graves and inscriptions in Fletching, Sussex.
+*[http://www.harriyott.com/genealogy Graves and Inscriptions in Fletching, Sussex]
-*[http://www.hrfhs.org.uk/ Hastings And Rother FHS]
+*[http://www.rootschat.com/history/hastings  Hastings and Lewes]
+*[http://www.hrfhs.org.uk/ Hastings and Rother Family History Society]
 *[http://www.100megsfree.com/hhg/ Henfield History Group]
-*[http://www.horshamsociety.org/index.html The Horsham Society- Horsham Past and Present]
+*[http://www.horshamsociety.org/index.html Horsham Past and Present]
 *[http://www.folk-network.com/miscellany/burstow/burstow.html Reminiscences of Horsham]
-*[http://www.rootschat.com/history/hastings  Hastings and Lewes] This site includes list of prisoners sentenced to transportation from Lewes Assizes between c1790 and c1850. It has some churchyards fully transcribed.
+*[http://www.mid-sussex-roots.net/index.php Hurst History Study Group]
 *[http://www.petworthemigrations.com/index.html The Petworth Emigration Project]
-*[http://salehurst.netfirms.com/ Salehurst -includes some Parish Records]
+*[http://salehurst.netfirms.com/ Salehurst]
 *[http://southeasevillage.info/family%20history.htm Southease Village History]
+*[http://www.barriesgenealogy.co.uk/html/broadwater_worthing.html Worthing and Broadwater]
 '''Maps and Photographs'''
-*[http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/historical/webmap/sussexmap/ Old Sussex Mapped]
+*[http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/historical/webmap/Sussexmap/sussex.html Historical Maps of Sussex]
-*[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Brighton-Photographers.htm Photographers in Brighton]. Brighton photographers from 1841 -1910
+*[http://www.citylibraries.info/pictures/place_search.asp Photographs of Brighton and Hove]
-*[http://www.sussexgallery.co.uk/ Sussex Gallery]
+*[http://www.sussexgallery.co.uk/ Photographs of Sussex]
-*[http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/index.htm Sussex PhotoHistory]
+*[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Brighton-Photographers.htm Photographers in Brighton 1841-1910]
-*[http://www.citylibraries.info/pictures/place_search.asp Brighton and Hove in Pictures]
+*[http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/index.htm Photographers of Sussex]
-*[http://www.roughwood.net/ChurchAlbum/ChurchFrames.htm The Roughwood British Churches Album] Photos of East & West Sussex Churches.
 '''Books of local interest'''
-'''SHOTTERMILL''' - its Farms, Families and Mills
+'''SHOTTERMILL''' - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 1 - Early Times to the 1700s. ISBN 1-873855-39-7
-Part 1 - Early Times to the 1700s
-'''SHOTTERMILL''' - its Farms, Families and Mills
+'''SHOTTERMILL''' - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 2 - 1730 to the Early 20th Century. ISBN 1-873855-40-0
-Part 2 - 1730 to the Early 20th Century
-Both by Greta A. Turner and available from [http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/ John Owen Smith] Although centred on Headley in Hampshire, John Owen Smith's website also covers the local area of Surrey and Sussex.
+Both by Greta A. Turner and available from [http://www.johnowensmith.co.uk/ John Owen Smith].
+Although centred on Headley in Hampshire, John Owen Smith's website also covers the local area of Surrey and Sussex.
-==Register Office==
-====='''East Sussex'''=====
+==Register Offices ~ East Sussex==
 Online orders and copy certificate information. [http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/registration/copies/default.htm Buying copies of certificates]
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-====='''West Sussex'''=====
+==Register Offices ~ West Sussex==
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-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+Please read the [http://reference.familytreeforum.com/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
+*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
+*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
+*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
+*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location,  please leave a message on our  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/73000-volunteers-needed-records-office-cemetery-lookups-photos.html Volunteers Needed thread].
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
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+Back to <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.familytreeforum.com/content.php/333-England-2 England]</span>
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-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+==Other Help Pages==
-*All Saints, Plumpton near Lewes (East Sussex) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=143 scrummy granny]
-*Ashurst Wood, West Sussex [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=523 Chris in Sussex]
-*East Grinstead, West Sussex  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=523 Chris in Sussex]
-*Felbridge, West Sussex  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=523 Chris in Sussex]
-*Forest Row, East Sussex  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=523 Chris in Sussex]
-*Sharpthorne, West Sussex  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=523 Chris in Sussex]
-*St Andrews Steyning (and others around the area) [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=50 Many Ns Tree]
-*St Nicholas, Middleton on Sea [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=1331 Nichola]
-*Turners Hill, West Sussex  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=523 Chris in Sussex]
-*West Hoathly, West Sussex  [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=523 Chris in Sussex]
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-Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
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