The 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 Walworth St. Mark was created in 1870 from part of the 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 EnglandWalworth St. Peter. St. Peter's was itself created 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 Newington St. Mary in 1827.
The parish of St Mark was abolished in 1956, parts of the old parish went to:
There is no obvious evidence of a graveyard at St. Mark's church.
Earlier burials may have taken place at the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions church -- Newington St. Mary or in graveyards provided by the local authority see
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There are almost 6,000 names in the Index to the Surrey Monumental inscriptions Library taken from Robert Hovenden’s “The monumental inscriptions in the old churchyard of St. Mary, Newington”, 1880.
West Surrey Family History Society CD29 (A 2nd Collection of Metropolitan Surrey Burials Index) has burial records for
Walworth, St. Peter from 1825 to 1896.
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).
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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