A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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St. Michael and All Angels Lowfield Heath was originally a chapel of ease in the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Charlwood St. Nicholas, it was transferred to the parish of Crawley in the Diocese of Chichester around 1959 with the expansion of Gatwick airport. It had fallen out of use by 2005.
The Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Library includes around 323 names for Lowfield Heath; in addition to just over 1,700 names from the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of St Nicholas Charlwood some of which were noted by Alfred Bax on 16th Sept 1884.
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:
Lowfield Heath is now a locality within in the Crawley district of Sussex
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. |
LinksDiocese of Southwark former Places of WorshipWikipedia GEN UKI Pages British History on line: mentioned in Charlwood contact us: https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact |
