A guide to Churches and Graveyards in Surrey for family historians
| There are just over 500 names for the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Battersea St Mary in the Index to the Surrey Monumental inscriptions Library.
West Surrey Family History Society CD24 (A 2nd Collection of Surrey Baptisms not in The IGI) has baptismal records for:
WSFHS CD29 (A 2nd Collection of Metropolitan Surrey Burials) has burial records for
WSFHS CD39. (A 3rd Collection of Surrrey Baptisms) has christening records for:
See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). New ecclesiastical parishesan 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 were 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 Battersea St Mary: Battersea St George (1831), Penge St. John (1851) Battersea Christ Church (1861), Battersea St John (1863), Battersea St Philip (1871), Wandsworth Common St Michael (1883), Battersea Rise St Mark (1883), Battersea Park All Saints (1884), Battersea St Stephen (1887), Battersea St Luke (1900), Battersea St Mary le Park (1935). Until the London Government Act 1899 came into force Penge was part of Battersea St Mary's Parish. The churches were: Christ Church Penge, Holy Trinity Penge, St John Penge and St Paul Penge The church is in the Church of England Diocese of Southwark. The Southwark Diocesan Record Office, where you should find any surviving parish registers for this church, is the London Archives (formerly called the London Metropolitan Archives).
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A., jr.. Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
The Wandsworth Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the London Borough of Wandsworth. 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 Wandsworth page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the Wandsworth index. |
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