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| St. Francis church was originally built as a school ca. 1843 and converted to a church towards the end of the 19th century. It was a licensed place of worship within the
Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. of Guildford St. Nicolas.
I can find no evidence that it is still in use as a church, although it is still used for meetings by Artington (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.] council. The Surrey Index of Names has over 40,000 names connected with Guildford
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West Surrey FHS CD8 (The Guildford Collection) has marriage records for Guildford St. Nicolas to 1837; baptisms to 1840; and burials to 1865.
St. Francis is in the
(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.
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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