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Charlwood Providence Chapel

originally known as Charlwood Union Chapel

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The building was originally a barrack room or similar in Horsham and was moved to Charlwood by 1816, as an Independent Calvinist Chapel. For more information see the History section of the Chapel Trust web site (link below). The Chapel ceased to be used for worship in 2012 and is now owned by a preservation Trust. It was originally known as the Charlwood Union Chapel

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The chapel is located in the Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. of St Nicholas Charlwood.


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Charlwood 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 East 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.




The East Surrey Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the East Surrey area of SurreyFrom April 2027 Surrey County Council and the existing district councils will be replaced by two unitary authorities: East Surrey and West Surrey.. If we have missed any churches or you are looking for a church or graveyard that might no longer exist do please let us know using the "contact us" link at the bottom of this page.

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