Wealden District

50°59′56″N 0°12′43″E / 50.999°N 0.212°E / 50.999; 0.212

Wealden District
Non-metropolitan district
Wealden shown within East Sussex
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	East Sussex
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Hailsham
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Wealden District Council
• MPs	Caroline Ansell (Cons) Maria Caulfield (Cons) Nusrat Ghani (Cons) Huw Merriman (Cons)
Area
• Total	322.4 sq mi (835.0 km2)
• Rank	39th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	163,012
• Rank	127th (of 296)
• Density	510/sq mi (200/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 96% White 1.7% Mixed 1.4% Asian 0.5% other 0.4% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 49.5% Christianity 42.1% no religion 6.3% not stated 0.8% other 0.5% Islam 0.3% Buddhism 0.2% Hinduism 0.2% Judaism 0.1% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	21UH (ONS) E07000065 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ5519524567

Wealden is a local government district in East Sussex, England. Its council is based in Hailsham, the district's second largest town. The district also includes the towns of Crowborough, Polegate and Uckfield, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The district's name comes from the Weald, the landscape and ancient woodland which occupies much of the centre and north of the area.

Much of the district's landscape is recognised for its beauty; the south of the district includes part of the South Downs National Park, and the north of the district includes part of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The district has two sections of coastline, lying east and west of the neighbouring authority of Eastbourne, with the western section of coastline including the cliffs known as the Seven Sisters.

The neighbouring districts are Eastbourne, Lewes, Mid Sussex, Tandridge, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Rother.