A guide to churches and graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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WSFHS holds inscriptions from ten memorials for Cranleigh Baptist Church. And there are over 8,000 references to Cranleigh in the Surrey Index of Names
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 Contact us The Cranleigh Baptist church is in the Ancient Parishan Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions of Cranleigh St Nicholas. There is also a civic cemetery and a Roman Catholic and a Methodist church in Cranleigh, there was also an Evangelical Free church and a Plymouth Bretheran Meeting house both of which have now closed. West Surrey Family History Society CD10(Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Cranleigh St Nicholas from 1609-1900. WSFHS CD33(Ancient Parishes in the Hambledon district) has baptismal records for Cranleigh St Nicholas from 1566-67 and 1608-1840; Marriages 1609-1837; and, Burials 1609-1840/ See the WSFHS sales page for more information (opens in a new page). Cranleigh 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] in the West 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 West Surrey Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the West 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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