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There seems to have been a church on this site since at least the year 1239. (Annals of Waverley Abbey The parish includes Dockenfield, which was originally a Tithinga tithing was an old local division, often associated with a hundred. By the late 19th century the term had ceased to have any significant administrative function and is of historical interest only; it is not a current administrative area. in the Alton Hundreda hundred was an old administrative division of a county, mainly used for administrative and judicial purposes. By the late 19th century it had ceased to have any significant administrative function and is of historical interest only; it is not a current administrative area. of Hampshire, while part of the Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. Frensham. There are over 4,000 names for Frensham in the Surrey Index of Names.
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Search the Surrey Index of Names (opens in new browser window) or contact me if you have a question not answered in the Surrey Index of Names or in our Frequently Asked Questions Contact us Parts of Frensham Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. were transferred into new ecclesiastical parishesecclesiastical parishes are administrative areas within the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. They are distinct from civil parishes, local government units in England:
West Surrey Family History Society CD2 (Surrey Marriage Index to 1837) has marriage records for Frensham St. Mary the Virgin from 1649 to 1837. WSFHS CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for
WSFHS CD42 (Ancient Parishes in the Farnham district) has records for Frensham St. Mary the Virgin: Baptisms 1650-1840, Marriages 1649-1837 and Burials 1649-1840. See the WSFHS sales page for more information (opens in a new page). The church is in the Anglican Diocese of Guildford. The Guildford Diocesan Record Office, where you should find any surviving registers for this parish, is the Surrey History Centre. [opens in a new page. Close it to see this page again.]
Frensham is a (civil) parishA civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England. In urban areas it may be called a town council. Not all areas have parish or town councils. [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government.] in the West Surrey unitary authority area of Surrey (from April 2027)
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.
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