A guide to churches and graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The churchyard of the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of St Mary Headley was surveyed by Alfred Bax in 1895. His notes are in the Library of Surrey Archaeological Society and have been filmed with permission of the Society.
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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 Contact us WSFHS CD10(The Surrey Burial Index - 2nd edition 2009) has burial records for Headley St. Mary from 1663 to 1865. WSFHS CD15(Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Headley St. Mary from 1813 to 1840. See the WSFHS 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.]
Headley is a (civil) parisha Civil Parish is the bottom most tier of local government in England Sometimes called Town Councils in urban areas. Not all areas have parish or town councils. [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government] 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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