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There are no inscriptions for this church in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index.
The new ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Brixton St. Matthew was created in 1825 from part of the Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. of Lambeth St. Mary. Parts of the new parish of Brixton St. Mathew were moved into new ecclesiastical parishesecclesiastical parishes are administrative areas within the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. They are distinct from civil parishes, local government units in England:
West Surrey Family History Society CD2 (Surrey Marriage Index to 1837) has marriage records for St. Matthew’s Church, Brixton from 1825 to 1837. West Surry FHS CD29(A 2nd Collection of Metropolitan Surrey Burials Index) has burial records for St. Matthew’s Church, Brixton from 1825 to 1889. See the WSFHS 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, where you should find any surviving parish registers for this church, is the London Archives (formerly called the London Metropolitan Archives). Brixton is in the London Borough of Lambeth.
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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