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Elstead St. James

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St James Church, Elstead
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There are over 4,000 names from Elstead in the Surrey Index of Names. They date from the mid-16th century to the early 20th century and include monumental inscriptions noted in 1993 by Ingrid & Moritz Westcott.


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are also in the Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. of Elstead St James. There was also a Roman Catholic chapel which closed ca 1985.


West Surrey FHS CD10 (Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Elstead St James from 1543-1876.

WSFHS CD15 (Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Elstead St James from 1813-1840.

WSFHS CD33(Ancient Parishes in the Hambledon district) has baptismal records for Elstead St James from 1538-1840; Marriages 1543-1837; and, Burials 1542-1840;

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The church is in the Anglican Diocese of Guildford. The Guildford Diocesan Record Office, where you should find any surviving registers for this parish, is the Surrey History Centre.
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Elstead is a (civil) parishA civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England. In urban areas it may be called a town council. Not all areas have parish or town councils.

[NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government.]
in the West Surrey unitary authority area of Surrey (from April 2027).


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.


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