A guide to churches and graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The new ecclesiastical parishan 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
of Dorking St. Paul was created in 1857 from the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Dorking St Martin.
The Surrey Monumental inscriptions Library has no records for Dorking St. Paul. However there are around 640 names for Dorking St Martin in the Surrey Monumental Inscriptions Index for Dorking St. Martin, they date from the early 1700s to the 1870s
Search for any references to your ancestor in the Surrey Index of Names:
http://www.wsfhs.co.uk/pages/sindex/siSearch.php (opens in new browser window) or contact me if you have a question not answered in the Surrey Index of Names or in our Frequently Asked Questions https://surreychurches.org.uk/contactus.shtml West Surrey Family History Society CD10(The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for:
See our sales page for more information (opens in a new page). 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. [opens in a new browser page. Close it to see this page again.]
Dorking is in the East Surrey district (from April 2027) of Surrey.
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 District of SurreyIn April 2027 the Surrey County Council and District Councils were disolved and replaced by two unitary councils - East Surrey District Council and West Surrey District Council. Civil parish councils are the bottom tier of local government in England but not every area in Surrey has a parish council. 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 If you came to this page from our main index to churchyards |
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