Brighton population

 

Census districts 1871

The three enumeration districts and 89 sub-districts into which Brighton was divided for the purposes of the 1871 census.

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PALACE
1
The Palace, Pavilion Buildings, Palace Place, Castle Square, East Street, Clarendon Mansion, Grand Junction Parade, Harmer's Court, Dolphin Court, Steyne Lane, The Avenue, Steyne Place, Pool Valley, Little East Street, Town Hall, Bartholomews, Warden's Buildings, Market Street east side 1-28 inclusive.

2
Market Street west side 31-53, Brighton Place, Brighton Place Cottages, Smart or Mays Court, Moon Court (School Lane), Saunders Buildings, Nile Street, Prince Albert Street, Black Lion Street, Black Lion Lane, Meeting House Lane, Poplar Place, Friends Meeting House with the whole of Poplar Place and small court 3 houses, Union Street, Warwick Mansions, Queens Hotel, Stafford House, Markwell's Royal Hotel, Star and Garter Hotel, Harrison's Hotel.

3
King's Road 31-38 inclusive, Old Ship Hotel, Ship Street, New Ship Hotel (with stables and yard), Ship Street Gardens, Ship Street Court, North Street 1-37, Elm Tree Cottages, Clarence Hotel and yard with stables, Model Dwelling House, North Street 153-173, Princes Place, New Road, North Gate House, Keeper's Lodge, Parochial Offices, Pavilion Dome and stables, Corporation Store Yard, Volunteer Inn, Church Street south side to Wiliam IV inn, any houses or dwelling and sleeping places not mentioned in this division.

4
King's Road 39-66 inclusive and all dwellings under the cliff from the fish market to the Bethel Arch, Middle Street with courts and yards including Tugwell's Court, Hayllars Court, Leach's Court, Child's Yard, Venner's Cottages; South Street, Boyces Street, Duke Street, Duke's Passage and Court, Lewis's Buildings, any houses or dwelling and sleeping places not mentioned in this division.

5
West Street east side 46-84, Willow Cottages, Ashby's Court, North Street 38-66 corner of West Street, White Lion Inn (tap yard and stables), North Street on that side to 154, Briggs Cottage, Mulberry Square, Bond Street, Bond Street Row, Bond Street Cottages, King Street east side 30-61, Gerrards Court, Salmon Court.

6
Church Street 5- to Windsor Castle, Queen's Road east side 115-135, Windsor Street with Courts & Unicorn Yard and stables, Portland Street, King Street west side 1-30, Jew Street, Model Lodging House.

7
West Street west side 1-41, Kent Street, West Street Court, Little Russell Street and Court, Downs Court, Suters Gardens, Bunkers Hill, Cranbourne Street, Farm Yard, Upper Russell Street, Milton Place, Wellington Place, Blucher Place, North Street from the west corner of West Street to 83 inclusive.

8
King's Road 67-86, Mays Buildings and Mews, Russell Street, Nelson's Court and Row, Bodle's Court, Queen Street, Kent's Court, Artillery Street, Artillery Cottages, Cannon Street with cottages &c on west side.

9
Russell Square 1-15, 53-38, Clarence Street and Mews, Grenville Place, Western Road south side from east corner of Crown Street to North Street, Regent Row, Regent Court, Regent Hill, Marlborough Street.

10
King's Road 87-105, Grand Hotel, Cannon Place, Artillery Mews, St Margaret's Place, Cannon Terrace, Russell Square 14-52, Regency Colonade, Clarence Square, Clarence Gardens, Western Road 28-55, Crown Street.

11
King's Road from 106 to east corner of Preston Street, Regency Square, ueensbury Mews and the houses below, Shanix Yard, Preston Street (east side 53-73), Stone Street, Castle Street, Western Road 56-83, Western Road (east corner of Hampton Place to west corner of Crown Street).

12
Upper North Street with the courts, etc, Dean Street, Spring Street, Hampton Place, Hampton Street with all stable yards, mews and any other dwellings or lodgings in this division. [Enumerator's note: The court above mentioned is numbered with Upper North Street 9, 10 & 11 but is also called Upper North Street Cottages. Hampton Place includes, besides the houses numbered 1-31, Summerville House, Codrington House and two cottages in a gateway leading out at the bottom of the western side. The dwellings in Hampton Street, being mixed with stables, mews, carpenters' shops, &c, are not regularly numbered but have all been enumerated.]

13
King's Road 135 to east corner of Montpelier Road, Preston Street (west side). Little Preston Street, Western Cottages, Cavendish Place, Bedford Hotel, Oriental Terrace, Oriental Place, Silwood House, Silwood Place, Western Road from West Hill Lodge no 130 with Codrington Place to west corner of Hampton Place, Western Road from 84 to the east side of Montpelier Road, Western Terrace, Montpelier Road (1-34 and east side also with Silwood.

14
King's Road from the west side of Montpelier Road to 154 (end of the parish), Norfolk Hotel, Bedford Square, Silwood Street, Bedford Place, Bedford Place Mews, Norfolk Street Mews and Buildings, Western House and Street, Paragon House, Preston Place, Golden Lion, Norfolk Place, Little Western Street, Norfolk Cottage with both of the western toll houses, Western Road from the east side of Montpelier Road to the end of the parish.

15
Norfolk Square (west of 52), Norfolk Road, Montpelier Place from Montpelier Road to Norfolk Road, Borough Street, Temple Street, Montpelier Terrace including Arnold House, Montpelier Lodge, Montpelier Hall, Montpelier House, Montpelier Road (90-97 and west side 35-57).

16
North Street Quadrant, Queen's Road (1-17), Church Street from the west corner of Queen's Road to Prospect Cottage, Sion Gardens, Air Street, Queen's Square, St Mary's Hospital, Wykeham Terrace, North Street (both sides 84-117 with Swan Downer's School, Pentecost Court, Buckingham Arms Inn, Norman Villa, Clifton Terrace, Clifton Place, Saxon Villas, Victoria Road, St Alban's & Selby Villas and other villas, Vine Place, Powis Terrace, Powis Villas, Powis Grove, Church Hill House, Northern Lodge, Lee House, Powis Square, Powis Road, St Michael's Place.

17
Victoria Street, Hampton Terrace, Victoria Place, Montpelier Street, Montpelier Villas, Montpelier Road east side 70-89, Montpelier Road west side 58-65, Vicarage, Belvedere House, Belvedere Terrace, Norfolk Terrace.

18
Clifton Hill, Clifton Road 1-12 and 58-62, Annan? Lodge, Grossmont Villa and Stables, Dyke Road (2 houses), Goldsmid Road 1-22, Vernon Terrace, Montpelier Crescent, Denmark Terrace, Temple House, Windlesham House Boys' School.

KEMP TOWN
1
Old Steine, Edward Street south side, Eastern Road south side as far as the Deaf & Dumb Asylum

2
Old Steine Street, Manchester Street, Charles Street, Broad Street, German Place, Camelford Street, Margaret Street.

3
Wentworth Street, New Steine, Rock Mews, Lower Rock Gardens, Attlingworth Street, Grafton Street, Wyndham Street, Charlotte Street.

4
Union Street East, Royal Crescent Mews, Burlington Street, Crescent Place, Bedford Street, Bloomsbury Place, Marine Square, Portland Place, Seymour Street, Bristol Tap, Paston Place, Eastern Street.

5
Belgrave Place, Eaton Place, Percival Terrace, Chesham Place, Clarendon Terrace, Chichester Terrace, Lewes Crescent, Sussex Square 1-10 and 41-50, Arundel Terrace, Arundel Road, Esplanade Cottages under the cliff (facing Arundel Terrace), Sussex Mews, Eastern Road (south side only) east of Deaf and Dumb Asylum, St Mary's Street, Arlington Villa, Arundel Street, Arundel Mews North, Clarence Mews, Clevedon Place.

6
Marine Parade (1-154) including Marine Terrace, Royal Crescent, Eastern Terrace, Belgrave Terrace and Chain Pier Esplanade.

7
Rock Street, Chichester Place, Kemp Town Mews, Mill Field Cottages, Sudeley Place (formerly Mill Place), Sudeley Street, Chesham Road, St George's Road, Portland Street East, Bloomsbury Street, Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Eastern Terrace Mews, Eastern Quadrant.

8
College Place, College Gardens, Great College Street, College Street, College Road, Montague Street, Montague Place, St George's Terrace, Chapel Terrace, Telegraph Street, Clarendon Place.

9
Crescent Cottages, Manchester Row, Bedford Buildings, Somerset Street, Edwin Place, Upper Bedford Street.

10
Laurel Row, Warwick Street, Essex Place, Essex Cottages, Suggers Court, Essex Street.

11
Hereford Street, Paradise Street, Lavender Street, Mount Street.

12
Devonshire Place, Little St James's Street, Lodge Buildings (leading from Little St James's Street), Paradise Cottages, Upper Rock Gardens, St Mary's Place, Rock Street.

13
Chapel Street, High Street, Cavendish Street, Dorset Gardens.

14
George Street, Little George Street, Steine Gardens, Prince's Street, Pavilion Street, St James's Gardens, St James's Court, St James's Place, Dorset Street

15
St James's Street, Upper St James's Street, Bristol Road, Bristol Terrace, Marine Mews.

ST PETER'S
1
Edward Street 1-94, Pavilion Colonnade, Brighton Mission Home of Hope, Eastern Road 1-49 including the College, Walpole Lodge, Havelock Lodge, Belle Vue Hall, Arlington House, Walpole Terrace, Walpole Villas, Flower Lodge, Orphan Asylum, Blind Asylum, St Mary Magdalene Street, Caledonian Road, Edinburgh Road, St Mary's Hall with cottages, Hervey Terrace, Church Place, Bristol Gardens, Prince's Terrace, Black Rock, Manor Farm with outhouses, Sussex Square 11-40, Sussex Square stables.

2
Upper Bedford Street (north of Edward Street), Race Hill Road, houses and cottages on Sweet Patch Land, Railway Station, Sloane Street, Park Street, Park Mews, Park Cottages, German Spa, Park, Spa Hill, Coes Farm and cottages at foot of Race Hill, Race Stand.

3
Egremont Street, Spa Street, Leicester Street, Pilgrim's Cottages.

4
Egremont Place, Park Place, Mount Pleasant, Upper Park Place, Devonshire Street, Devonshire Terrace.

5
Grosvenor Street, Derby Place, Chesterfield Street, Chesterfield Court, Thomas Street.

6
Cumberland Place, Mighell Street, Dorset Buildings, Boss's Gardens, Riding School Lane, George Street Gardens, Basticks Cottages (George Street Gardens).

7
John Street, Henry Street, Sun Street, William Street.

8
Grand Parade, Richmond Place, Waterloo Place, Lennox Place, Richmond Terrace, Hanover Crescent, Hanover Place and Alms Houses.

9
Carlton Street, Sussex Street.

10
Circus Street, Circus Court, Circus Grove, Carlton Row, Carlton Court, Woburn Place, Nelson Row east, Nelson Place.

11
Nelson Street, Guildford Terrace, Richmond Hill, Tilbury Place, St Johns Place

12
Carlton Place, Marine View, Lennox Street, Stanley Street, Windmill Street, Apollo Terrace, Sussex Terrace.

13
Claremont Place, Claremont Street, Claremont Row, Michells Yard, Ivory Buildings, Ivory Place, Ivory Court, Hilly Cottages, Sussex Place and Row (these two places also known as Chalk Farm).

14
Albion Hill, Richmond Street, Park Road (west side) including Park Terrace.

15
Albion Street, Richmond Gardens, Albion Cottages, Richmond Buildings, Waterloo Street North, Albion Place.

16
Ashton Street, Cambridge Street, Dinapore Street, Liverpool Street.

17
Newhaven Street, Lewes Street, Belgrave Street, Newark Place.

18
Jersey Street, Holland Street, Quebec Street.

19
Hanover Street, Hanover Terrace, Coleman Street.

20
Washington Street, Islingword Street, Southampton Street, Finsbury Road, Reformatory, Toronto Terrace North.

21
Southover Street, Montreal Street, Toronto Terrace North.

22
Islingword Road, North View, Race Course Road (commonly known as south side of Elm Grove).

23
Milton Road, Howard Road, Hampden Road, Reservoir, Cobden Road, Whichelo Place, Islingword Place.

24
Wellington Terrace, Bryanstone Terrace (commonly known as the north side of Elm Grove), Wellington Street, Agnes Street, De Montford Road, Wellington Road Villas, Hastings Road, St Leonards Road, Franklin Road, Fairlight Place, Pevensey Road, Melbourne Road, Melbourne Street, Gladstone Place, all that part of the Race Hill north of Race Course Road to the boundary of the parish including the Cemeteries, Scabe's Castle, and the cottage above the cemeteries known as the Shepherd's Cottage.

25
Lewes Road, back of Lewes Road, St Martin's Place, Gladstone Terrace.

26
St Mary Magdalene Street, Caledonian Road, Edinburgh Road, Aberdeen Road, Inverness Road.

27
Ditchling Terrace, Rose Hill, Park Crescent, Park Crescent Terrace, Park Crescent Road, St Paul's Street, St Martin's Street.

28
Upper Lewes Road, Sylvan Lodge, The Gate Lodge, Bryer House, Ditchling Road, Ranelagh Terrace, Hollingdean Road, Round Hill Crescent, Wakefield Road, Round Hill, tower Mill, house on the Lewes branch line, Richmond Road, Prince's Crescewnt Road.

29
London Road both sides, Montpellier Road North as far as the railway arch, Montpellier Road East, Viaduct Terrace to the corner of Brunswick Place North.

30
Rose Hill Terrace, Chichester Street, Kingsbury Road, London Terrace, Baker Street.

31
Marshalls Row, Francis Street, Oxford Street, Oxford Court, Union Street North, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Row, Queens Place, Oxford Place.

32
Marlborough Place, Gloucester Place, The Gloucester Hotel, St George's Place, York Place, St Peter's Place, the police station, Brunswick Place North.

33
Elder Street, Elder Row, New England Street

34
Boston Street, Cross Street North, Peel Place, the Railway Library, Peel Street, New York Street, London Street.

35
York Road, Ann Street, Cheapside, Providence Place, Elder Place.

36
Queen Street, Fleet Street, Belmont Place, Belmont Street, St Peter's Street.

37
Trafalgar Street (both sides) including the railway station, Guildford Road, Blackman Street, Station Street.

38
Trafalgar Court, St George's Street, Red Cross Street, Wood Street.

39
Terminus Road, Terminus Street, Railway Street, Terminus Place, Clifton Street, Buckingham Street.

40
York Terrace, Old Shoreham Road, York Grove, New England Villas, Cobden Place, Home for Orphan Boys, Russell Crescent, Peel Terrace, Howard Terrace, Chatham Place, Institution for Training Servants, Howard Place, Grove Place.

41
West Hill Street, Buckingham Place, Clifton Road from no 13 to All Saints Church, Dyke Road [between Clifton Road and Buckingham Place], Montpelier Mews (Dyke Road), Bath Street'

42
St Nicholas Road, Buckingham Road, West Hill Place, West Hill Road, Albert Road, Albert Terrace, Alfred Road, Leopold Road, Alexandra Villas, Dyke Road Villas.

43
Guildford Street, Camden Terrace, Surrey Street, Queen's Road (west side from 54 to 74, the Terminus Hotel).

44
Colonnade Hotel and cottages at the back of the east side of the Queen's Road, Frederick Place, Frederick Cottages, Frederick Terrace, Over Street, Trafalgar Lane, Trafalgar Terrace.

45
Kemp Street, Kensington Place, Tidy Street

46
Sidney Street, Gloucester Street, Gloucester Terrace, Gloucester Passage, Tonbridge Cottages, St George's Mews, Pelham Square.

47
Gloucester Road, Upper Gloucester Road, North Road, Upper North Road.

48
North Gardens, Queen's Road west side 32-53 inclusive, Queen's Road east side 96-111 inclusive, Female Servants Home, The Eye Infirmary, North Quadrant, Frederick Street, Frederick Gardens.

49
Foundry Street, Queen's Gardens, Upper Gardner Street, Kensington Gardens, Kensington Street.

50
Robert Street, Steele's Buildings, Vine Street, Vine Alley, Blenheim Place, Cheltenham Place, North Road Cottages, North Place, Cottages in Old Barrack Yard.

51
Church Street north side, Cottages in the Hanover Chapel Yard, County Court, Centurion Place, Centurion Road, Lime Street, New Dorset Street.

52
Mount Zion Place, Kew Street, Crown Gardens, Barrowcliffe's Cottages, Queen's Road west side 18-31 inclusive, Queen's Road east side 113-118 inclusive, The Dispensary, Odd Fellows Hall, Spring Gardens.

53
Bread Street, Pimm's Gardens, Orange Row, Pimlico.

54
Gardner Street, Regent Street, Preece's Buildings, Jubilee Street.

Brighton Workhouse
Sussex County Hospital for the Sick Poor

PRESTON
12
Part of the parish of Preston as is bounded on the ewest side of the London and Brighton Turnpike Road comprising the Dairy, Hamilton Terrace, Hamilton Road, Prestonville Terrace, Stanford Road, Brigden Street Prestonville, Port Hall and cottage adjoining, Trussler’s beerhouse, Preston Hill Cottages, cottage and Waterworks in Goldstone Bottom, Preston Farm Cottages and the whole of the houses and cottages situate on the west side of the said Turnpike Road comprising the village of Preston at Clermont including Clermont Terrace, Clermont Road, Station Street.

13
All the remaining part of the parish of Preston situate on the east side of the London and Brighton Turnpike Road except the Barracks, comprising the Stanford Arms, Preston House and Lodge, The Vicarage House, Cowleys Farm House and cottages, Pelham Cottages Lewes Road, the Bear Inn and cottages adjoining, Mill Cottage, the cottage at the Water Works and all the cottages on the north side of the Hollingdean Road, Freehold Cottages, Freehold Place, Training College for School Mistresses on the Ditchling Road.

The Barracks


HOVE
14
York Road, Cambridge Road, Brunswick Road, Upper Brunswick Place, Alpha House, 65-72 Western Road, Wick Farm and cottages, The Wick House, The Wick Garden House, The Wick Stables, The Wick Lodge Gate, Wick Lodge, Wick Lodge Stables, Wick Hill, Furze Hill, The Chalybeate, Furse Hill Cottage, Merton House, Furze Hill Lodge, Furze Hill Villa, Furze Hill House, Aylesbury Villas, Wick Villa, Watt Laundry, Belmont Belvedere, Belmont, Cambridge House, East Lodge, Dyke Road including The Lawns, Hova Villa and gardener’s lodge, Hove Place House.

15
Western side of Upper Brunswick Road, Farm Road, Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Place north of Western Road, Lansdowne Terrace East and West, Lansdowne Street, Palmeira Hotel and Tavern and mews, Hove Railway Station House and the cottage at the saw mills, the house built by Mr Barnett in the fields.

16
Long Barn Farm and cottages adjoining, north side of Church Street, Oxford Terrace, Hova Villas, Ventnor Villas, Ventnor Terrace, North Place, George Street.

17
Beer house opposite gas works, Gas House, Providence Place, Cliftonville Railway Station, cottages at Goldstone Bottom, cottages on the Drive near the upper road leading to Shoreham, Hove Street including Mrs Vallance’s House, The Ship Inn, Cliff House, Chapel House Cottages The Mariners Inn and cottages at the back thereof, the whole of the cottages and huts on the south side of the Brighton and Shoreham Turnpike Road, Beach Cottages, Coast Guard Station and cottages, Ivy Lodge, Seafield Lodge, Cliftonville Nursery house and cottages adjoining, Old Hove House, St Aubyns, Mr Horton Stephen’s Dairy House, Osborne Villas including the Sussex Hotel, Osborne Street.

18
Bunhouse Inn and the cottages at the back thereof, Albert Terrace, Alma Terrace, Sussex Road, Victoria Cottages, Victoria Terrace, Courtenay Terrace, Mills Terrace, St Catherine’s Terrace, Albany Villas, Medina Villas, Hove Place including Cliftonville Inn and mews, south side of Church Street, Cricket Ground Inn.

19
Palmeira Mews, Adelaide Crescent, Adelaide Terrace, Palmeira Square, Western Place, south side of Western Road to Lansdown Place inclusive, Holland Road and mews at back, Brunswick Cellars, Brunswick Inn, Brunswick Terrace to west side of Brunswick Square inclusive, west side of Brunswick Place, Brunswick Street West including the Town Hall.

20
East side of Brunswick Place and Brunswick Square respectively, east part of Brunswick Terrace, west side of Little Western Street, Cross Street, Farman Street, Waterloo Street, Ivy Place, Ivy Cottage, Upper and Lower Market Street, Brunswick Street East, cottage in Duly’s Yard, Chapel Mews, Brunswick Terrace Mews.


PORTSLADE
21
Part of the parish of Portslade comprising all that portion lying on the north side of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway including the cottages at New England, North House and cottages adjoining Stoney Garden House and cottages, Mill Cottages, Blacksmith House and cottage on East Hill, East Hill House, Manor House, Vicarage House, Raglan Villa, Portslade House and gardener’s cottage, cottages at Mile Oak, cottage at Racing Stables, The George Inn, Stags Head Inn, Robin’s Row, Myrtle Cottage, the n=National School House, all the houses and cottages in the village of Portslade, the cottages at Fryern Court, Southern Cross beerhouse and the houses and cottages contiguous thereto as also those situate in the market gardens on the west side of Trafalgar Road, the Battle of Trafalgar Inn and the cottage in the brickfield adjoining, the cottage recently built on the chalk pit piece near the Upper Shoreham Road, the Victoria Hotel, Carlton Terrace, Railway Station and Railway Cottage.

22
All the remaining part of the parish of Portslade on the south side of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, comprising Smokey House and all that part formerly known as Copperas Gap and now called Portslade-by-Sea, including Church Road, the Police Station, Court Cottage, the Crown Arms and cottages adjoining, Wellington Road, Alexandra Terrace and Tavern, Middle Street, Albany Cottages, Clarence Street and Clarence Hotel, North Street, West Street, Camden Place and cottages, East Street, George Street, Clarendon Place, Clarendon Arms Inn, Station Road formerly known as The Drove, the Drove House, the red House, Farm House and cottages adjoining, all the houses and cottagesfrom te=-hence to the Railway Station including the Station Inn, the Wish Cottage lying near the road leading from the said Station Road to Aldrington.


ALDRINGTON
Adur Hotel, cottages, Toll Gate.


HANGLETON
HANGLETON Benfields, Rookery, Hangleton House.


WEST BLATCHINGTON
The whole of the parish of West Blatchington including Frogs Hole, Farm House.


ROTTINGDEAN
1
High Street, Vicarage Terrace, Vicarage, Challoners, Mill Road, North Gate, Down House, Elm Court House, Gothic House, Vicarage Farm, Dale Cottage, Ivy Cottage, Plough beerhouse, Bungar Square, South Cottages, Black Horse beerhouse, Deadman Cottage, Coburg Cottage, School Lane, Golden Square, Royal Oak Inn, Northover Road, Field House, Newham Road, West House, White Horse Inn

3
The whole of the parish of Falmer including Falmer village, Balmer Farm and cottages, St Mary Farm and cottage, Hodshrove Farm and cottages, Stanmer Lodges, Upper Stanmer Lodges, Bevendean Farm and cottages.

 

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