A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The chapel was built around 1840 for the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. It was subsequently bought by Holy Trinity Church for use as a community hub.
The chapel is in 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 Westcott which was created from the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Dorking in 1852
There are 90 names in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index for the graveyard at Westcott St. John. Four are from World War 1, the remainder date between 1823 and 1889. The inscriptions were collected by Alfred Bax in 1890
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 WSFHS CD10(The Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Holy Trinity, Westcott from 1852 to 1875. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page).
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. |
LinksCountess of Huntingdon ConnexionThe Connexion: Wikipedia Westcott: Wikipedia GEN UKI Pages [included in Dorking] A Vision of Britain Exploring Surrey’s past contact us: https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact |
