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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
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Search the Surrey Index of Names (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 to 1900. WSFHS CD33 (Ancient Parishes in the Hambledon district) has baptismal records for Cranleigh St Nicholas from 1566 to 67 and 1608 to 1840; marriages 1609 to 1837; and burials 1609 to 1840. See the WSFHS publications page for more information (opens in a new page). Cranleigh is a (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. [NB Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have different systems of local government.] 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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