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Rapes and Divisions[edit | edit source]

Sussex was formerly divided into six rapes. In the 19th Century, the county was divided for electoral purposes into two divisions, the Eastern and Western, which, in 1888, became the basis of two administrative bodies, East Sussex and West Sussex."Rape, territorial division, England." in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia (6th ed., 2013); ISBN: 9780787650155. Accessed via MasterFILE Premier 25 Jul 2013.

East Sussex	West Sussex
Lewes	Arundel
Hastings	Bramber
Pevensey	Chichester

East Sussex Record Office[edit | edit source]

East Sussex Record Office
The Maltings
Castle Precincts
Lewes
East Sussex BN7 1YT
Telephone: 01273 482349
Email: Contact Us
Website
Catalogue

West Sussex Record Office[edit | edit source]

West Sussex Record Office
3 Orchard Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1DD
Telephone: 01243 753602
Email: records.office@westsussex.gov.uk
Website
Online catalogue

West Sussex Past[edit | edit source]

Website: www.westsussexpast.org.uk
Catalogue: www.westsussexpast.org.uk/searchonline

Sussex Collection[edit | edit source]

Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

The School of Family History
79-82 Northgate
Canterbury
Kent

CT1 1BA
Telephone: 01227 768664

Website: www.ihgs.ac.uk/library/sussex_collection.html
Catalogue: www.ihgs.ac.uk/library/fullcatalogue.html

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