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Bowlhead Green Roman Catholic Chapel

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The Roman Catholic Chapel is mentioned in Kelly’s 1913 Directory for Surrey. There is some evidence to suggest that this was the former Congregational Chapel, which was built around 1865 and went out of use around 1906. When the chapel closed it became a private house.

Bowlhead Green is in the ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Thursley St. Michael.


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West Surrey Family History Society CD10 (Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Thursley St Michael from 1613 to 1871

WSFHS CD33 (Ancient Parishes in the Hambledon district has baptismal records for Thursley St Michael from 1613 to 1840; marriages from 1613 to 183s; and, burials from 1613 to 1840;

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Bowlhead is a hamlet in Thursley (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.

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in the West 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.


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Godalming St. Edmund's Church

English Catholic History newsletter
scroll to page 18 [consulted 9 September 2026]

Wikipedia
mentioned in Thursley

GENUKI Pages
for Thursley

British History Online

The National Archive guide to Roman Catholic Records

Surrey History Centre notes on Roman Catholics in Surrey

Surrey History Centre notes on Roman Catholic Records

Catholic Heritage.net

Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton


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The former chapel is close to the junction of French Lane and Lower House Road

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