A guide to churches and graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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A Roman Catholic Mass Centre dedicated to St. Michael was opened in the 1950s in Woodhatch as a Chapel of EaseA daughter church within an ecclesiastical Parish, or a chapel in an outlying area of the parish that is more convenient for parishioners to attend to the Roman Catholic church of Reigate, Holy Family. The building was decommissioned in 2003 as beyond repair. It seems to have been at the junction of Cockshot Hill and Lime Close. The site is now occupied by a nursery.
Reigate, Holy Family church is part of the Roman Catholic 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 the Nativity of the Lord and is located in the (Anglican) 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 Reigate St. Philip There was no graveyard at St. Michael's church nor is there one at the Holy Family Church. Many local cemeteries may have Roman Catholic sections see http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/info/20221/cemeteries Reigate 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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