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Southwark St Saviour

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West Surrey FHS has a copy of Bax and Rice “Surrey Epitaphs” for the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Southwark St Saviour; the notes were made between 1900 and 1903.


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The parish of St. Saviour was formed 1541 by the union of the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of St. Margaret and St. Mary Magdalene. In 1671 the Liberty of Paris Gardens became the new ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Southwark Christ Church. In 1875 part of St. Saviour's was merged into the new ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Southwark All Hallows. The former Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Southwark St. Thomas was merged into St. St Saviour's in 1898; and in 1915 the parish was dissolved to help created the new ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Southwark St. Saviour with St. Peter which was itself dissolved in 1956 in a further reorganisation.


West Surrey Family History Society CD24 (A 2nd Collection of Surrey Baptisms) has baptismal records for Southwark St Saviour from 1705/6 to 1713 and from 1836 to 1840.

WSFHS CD29 (A 2nd Collection of Metropolitan Surrey Burials Index) has burial records for Southwark St Saviour from 1722 to 1733.

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The church is in the Church of England Diocese of Southwark. The Southwark Diocesan Record Office, where you should find any surviving parish registers for this church, is the London Metropolitan Archives.


Southwark is a district within the London Borough of Southwark


Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A. Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.




The Southwark Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the London Borough of Southwark . If we have missed any or you are looking for a church or graveyard that might no longer exist do please let us know using the email at the bottom of this page

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