A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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A Roman Catholic Mass Centre dedicated to St. Michael was opened in the 1950s in Woodhatch as a Chapel of EaseA daughter church within an ecclesiastical Parish, or a chapel in an outlying area of the parish that is more convenient for parishioners to attend to the Roman Catholic church of Reigate, Holy Family. The building was decommissioned in 2003 as beyond repair. It seems to have been at the junction of Cockshot Hill and Lime Close. The site is now occupied by a nursery.
Reigate, Holy Family church is 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 the Nativity of the Lord and is located in the (Anglican) 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. Philip There was no graveyard at St. Michael's church nor is there one at the Holy Family Church. Many local cemeteries may have Roman Catholic sections see https://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/info/20221/cemeteries Reigate is in the Reigate and Banstead 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 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. |
LinksHoly Family Church web siteWikipedia British History on Line Surrey History centre notes on Roman Catholics in Surrey Surrey History Centre notes on Roman Catholic Records Catholic Heritage.net Catholic Family History Society Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton contact us: https://surreychurches.org.uk/contact |
