Mid Sussex District
Non-metropolitan district in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mid Sussex is a local government district in West Sussex, England. The largest town is Haywards Heath, where the council is based. The district also contains the towns of Burgess Hill and East Grinstead plus surrounding rural areas, including many villages. The district includes part of the South Downs National Park and part of the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of High Weald, including sections of Ashdown Forest. The district contains most headwaters of the River Ouse. Its largest body of water is Ardingly reservoir which is used by watersports clubs. At the 2021 census the district had a population of 152,949.
Mid Sussex District | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South East England |
Non-metropolitan county | West Sussex |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Haywards Heath |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Mid Sussex District Council |
• MPs | Andrew Griffith Jeremy Quin Mims Davies |
Area | |
• Total | 128.97 sq mi (334.02 km2) |
• Rank | 111th (of 296) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 152,949 |
• Rank | 138th (of 296) |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (460/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
The neighbouring districts are Crawley, Horsham, Brighton and Hove, Lewes, Wealden and Tandridge.