WESTHAMPNETT Rural District Council

PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES

RD/WH/1. Minutes of Council Meetings, 1872-1933

RD/WH/3. Minutes of Committee Meetings 1895-1933

RD/WH/8. Byelaws, 1904-1929

ADMINISTRATION AND LEGAL DEPARTMENT

RD/WH/12. Agreements, Contracts, Mortgages, 1904-1926

RD/WH/16. Plans deposited for approval under local byelaws

RD/WH/21. Correspondence, 1929

RD/WH/24. Miscellaneous, 1919-1930

FINANCE

RD/WH/30. General Ledgers, 1873-1933

RD/WH/32. Treasurer's Accounts, 1926-1928

RD/WH/34. Valuation Lists, 1926-1934

RD/WH/35. Rate Books, 1927-1933

RD/WH/50. Miscellaneous Accounts, 1926-1932

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH

RD/WH/57. Annual Reports, 1891-1929

RECORDS OF SPECIAL STATUTORY AUTHORITIES

RD/WH/66. Westhampnett Isolation Hospital, 1927-1938

Deposited by Chichester R.D.C. in September 1968 and February 1974. RD/WH/21/1,2 were deposited by the Chief Executive, Chichester District Council in April 1974 and RD/WH/24/2 by Chichester District Museum in May 1981.

A Rural Sanitary Authority was formed in September 1872 for Westhampnett Union under the Public Health Act of that year. In January 1895 it became Westhampnett Rural District Council under the Local Government Act of 1894.

The R.D.C. was abolished in March 1933 under the West Sussex Review Order. Its area formed part of the new Chichester Rural District Council.

Between 1872 and 1933 there have been several boundary changes which are described below. Full details of these changes may be found in Boundary Changes in West Sussex (W.S.R.O. MP 1348).

Aldingbourne, Appledram, & Barnham : nil

Bersted : 1894, the part of South Bersted in the Urban Sanitary District of Bognor Local Board became a separate parish called Bognor and the part of South Bersted in Westhampnett Rural Sanitary District became a separate parish called Bersted.

Binderton, Binsted, Birdham Boxgrove and East Dean : nil

Donnington : 1896, part of St. Pancras Rural parish amalgamated with Donnington and transferred from Chichester Municipal Borough to Westhampnett R.D.C.

Earnley, Eartham and Eastergate : nil

Felpham : 1913, part of Bersted transferred to Felpham (see WDC/CC6/3 No.9).

New Fishbourne : 1896, Subdeanry Rural Parish amalgamated with New Fishbourne and transferred from Chichester, Municipal Borough to Westhampnett R.D.C.

Hunston, and West Itchenor : nil

Lavant : 1873, formed as a result of the amalgamation of East Lavant and Mid Lavant.

East Lavant and Mid Lavant : See under Lavant.

Madehurst, Merston and Middleton : nil

North Mundham : 1897, part of Pagham transferred to North Mundham (see WDC/CC6/2 pp. 65-66).

Oving : 1894, part of Rumboldswhyke not within the City of Chichester transferred to Oving.

Pagham : 1897, part of Pagham transferred to North Mundham (see WOC/CC6/2 pp. 65-66).

Rumboldswhyke : 1894, part of Rumboldswhyke not within the City of Chichester transferred to Oving.

Selsey, Sidlesham, Singleton : Slindon, West Stoke, Tangmere Up Waltham, Walberton, Westhampnett, East Wittering West Wittering, and Yapton : nil