A guide to churches and graveyards in Surrey for family historians
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The Monumental Inscriptions in the WSFHS Library are derived from Alfred Bax's survey of 1888. There are 562 names in the Surrey MI Index including four from war graves. Altogether there are over 12,000 names from Ewhurst 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 There is also a civil cemetery and a Baptist church in the village 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 Ewhurst was merged into the new 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 Holmbury St Mary in 1878. West Surrey FHS CD10 (Surrey Burial Index) has burial records for Ewhurst St. Peter & St. Paul from 1616-1876. WSFHS CD15 (Surrey Baptisms Not in the IGI) has baptismal records for Ewhurst St. Peter & St. Paul from 1587-1840. WSFHS CD33 (Ancient Parishes in the Hambledon district) has baptismal records for Ewhurst St. Peter & St. Paul from 1587 and 1614-1840; Marriages 1614-1838; and, Burials 1592-1840 ; See the WSFHS sales page for more information (opens in a new page). The church is in the Anglican Diocese of Guildford. The Guildford Diocesan Record Office, where you should find any surviving registers for this parish, is the Surrey History Centre. [opens in a new page. Close it to see this page again.]
Ewhurst and Ellen's Green 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.
The West Surrey Index will show you all the churches and cemeteries we know of in the West Surrey area of Surrey From April 2027 Surrey County Council and the existing district councils will be replaced by two unitary authorities: East Surrey and West Surrey.. 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. If you came from the West Surrey page use the button at the top of this page to close the page and go back to the main browse page. |
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