A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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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 Purley St. Swithun was created in 1961 from parts of the ecclesiastical parishesan 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 Purley Woodcote, St Mark; Coulsdon St. Andrew and Purley Christ Church.
The predecessor parishes were themselves formed from parts of the Ancient Parishesan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of
There is no graveyard at St. Swithun's church, although older burials may have taken place at the former parish churches
Search for any references to your ancestor in the Surrey Index of Names:
https://www.wsfhs.co.uk/pages/sindex/siSearch.php (opens in new browser window) or use our contact form to find out which Monumental Inscription collections might be available: https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact Beddington WSFHS CD10(Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Beddington St. Mary from 1538 to 1865. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Carshalton West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Carshalton All Saints from 1699-1865 . WSFHS CD29 (A 2nd Collection of Metropolitan Surrey Burials Index) has burial records for Carshalton All Saints from 1538-1704. WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has Baptismal records for Carshalton RC. Chapel from 1802-1815 See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Coulsdon WSFHS CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Coulsdon St John the Evangelist from 1655 to 1865. WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Coulsdon St John the Evangelist from 1857 to 1875. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Sanderstead West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Sanderstead All Saints from 1567 to 1875. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). The church is in the Church of England Diocese of Southwark. The Southwark Diocesan Record Office for churches and parishes in the modern administrative county of Surrey, and those London Boroughs that were in Surrey until 1965, is the Surrey History Centre. This is where you should find any surviving parish registers, Purley is in the London Borough of Croydon.
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A., jr.. Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
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