A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The Church of the Holy Spirit, Fetcham was built ca. 1968. Before that the village hall had been used as a mass centre. The village was part of the 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 Leatherhead Our lady and St. Peter. In 1968 also Fetcham became a separate parish. In 2012 Fetcham became part of the Roman Catholic 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 Effingham and Fetcham with Effingham, Our Lady of Sorrows
There is no graveyard at the church however older burials may have taken place in the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions church -- St. Mary's. St. Mary's churchyard inscriptions were collected ca. 1908 A transcript is held in the Library of the Society of Genealogists in London.
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 West Surrey Family History Society CD10(The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Fetcham St. Mary from 1562 to 1878. WSFHS CD44(Some Ancient Parishes in the Epsom district) has baptismal records for Fetcham St. Mary from 1559-1840, Marriages from 1560 to 1837, and Burials from 1562 to 1840. For a full details see our sales page (opens in a new page). Fetcham is in the Mole Valley district of Surrey.
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 Mole Valley Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the Mole Valley DistrictA district council is a second tier local authority that provides services such as planning and building control, waste collection, environmental health and housing. Surrey County Council is a first tier local authority. Civil parish councils are the bottom tier of local government in England. 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 "contact us" link at the bottom of this page If you came to this page from our main index to churchyards If you came from the Mole Valley page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Mole Valley index. |
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