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 Salfords was formed from parts of the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Horley, St. Bartholomew and 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 Reigate St John the Evangelist in 1952. The dedication was changed to Christ the King in 1967.
There is no graveyard at Christ the King church. However there are just under 4,000 names from Horley in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index, they come from a variety of sources.
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 HORLEY West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Horley St. Bartholomew from 1578 to 1865. See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Redhill West Surrey Family History Society CD10(The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Redhill St. John the Evangelist from 1843 to 1866. 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, Salfords is in the (civil) parisha Civil Parish is the bottom most tier of local government in England Sometimes called Town Councils in urban areas [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government] of Salfords and Sidlow in the Reigate and Banstead 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 Reigate and Banstead Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the Reigate and Banstead District. 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 email at the bottom of this page If you came to this page from our main index to churchyards If you came from the Reigate and Banstead page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Reigate and Banstead index. |
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