Parish Churches
Addington
Mary the Blessed Virgin
Contains records of Baptisms: 1561 – 1990, Marriages: 1561 – 1990, Burials: 1559-1996
Ashtead
An Iron Age (700 BC 43 AD) settlement was found at Ottways Lane, Ashtead
Banstead
Mentioned in the Domesday survey of 1086, the area called ‘Benestede’
Barnes
At some time between 1100-1150AD, a simple rectangular chapel dedicated to St Mary close to the C12 church
Battersea's written history starts in AD 693
Beddington
The present church building was built in the late 14th and 15th centuries, there is evidence that there was a church on this site in 1085
The first known record of the church of St Mary Magdalen is around 1290
Betchworth has two entries in the Doomsday records (1086)
The church tower dates from 1090, The most of the rest of the Church was built by 1460.
The first mention of a church in Buckland is the Domesday Book of 1086.
Parts of the church of St. Bartholomew date from the 12th century.
Camberwell
The ancient parish stretched from Boundary Lane, just north of the present Albany Road, south as far as Sydenham Hill.
Carshalton
Domesday Book records the presence of a church at Carshalton.
Caterham
The Norman Church, St Lawrence is situated on the other side of Church Road
Chaldon
Chaldon Church is of Saxon Foundation and is recorded in the Charter of Frithwald, dated 727 AD
Charlwood
Mesolithic camps have been found dating back to 5000 BC. St Nicholas’ church dates from 1080
Cheam
Parts of Cheam may have belonged to Chertsey Abbey in the Saxon period.
Chelsham
St Leonards Church probably dates back to the 12th century and was originally built using flint and firestone.
Chessington
The church of St Mary’s has stood on its hilltop position, at the corner of Church Lane and Garrison Lane, in Chessington since the twelfth century.
Chipstead
The first mention of a court of the Manor of Chipstead being held was in 1234 by Roger de Clare.
Clapham
The Parish of St Paul's Clapham is located in a diverse and ethnically mixed area of South London.
Coulsdon
The church stands on the site of an earlier wooden church and is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086
Crowhurst
The Church site includes records of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials
Croydon
Croydon Minster has a long and distinguished history. It is believed to have been founded in Saxon times, since there is a record of “a priest of Croydon” in 960
Cuddington
The name Cuddington is believed to mean “Cuda’s farm”: Cuda was perhaps an Anglo-Saxon who founded a settlement in today’s Nonsuch Park.
Deptford
Hatcham became part of Deptford, Kent Parish in 1730, though still in Surrey
Epsom
Up till 1848 a watch-house, with a sort of wooden steeple, stood in the middle of it, where the present clock tower stands.
Ewell
The date on which a church was first built in Ewell has not yet been established, but historians think it likely that there was one from early, possibly Saxon, times.
Farleigh
St Mary, Farleigh, Parish Records (1678-1954) held at the Surrey History Centre.
Fetcham
The nave and the north arcade of the church are probably early 11th century and the base of the tower is late 12th century.
Gatton
This is one of the oldest parishes in Surrey
Godstone
Godstone was known as Walchnestead and entered into the Doomsday Book.
Headley
Headley is a parish with a long history but, as in the case of very many isolated settlements of Saxon and later times, very little is known of its earliest days
Horley
In the Doomsday Book of 1086, the Manor was within the hundred known as Cherchefelle which in 1199 became known as Reigate.
Horne
A catalogue of the St Mary, Horne, Parish Records (1614-1931) held at the Surrey History Centre.
Kew
The first Church on this site was built in 1714 on land given by Queen Anne, and largely at her expense
Kingston-upon-Thames
In 1921 the Chapel of Holy Trinity was dedicated as the Regimental War Memorial of the East Surrey Regiment.
From the entry in Domesday Book we know that there was a church dedicated to St. Mary in Lambeth before the Norman Conquest.
The County Court was held here until Henry III (1216-72) removed it to Guildford.
A hoard of 62 Roman silver denari was discovered in a field at Swains Farm in 2004.
The first record of a church in limpsfield is in the Domesday Survey in 1086.
Lingfield was first mentioned in the late 9th Century.
It was at the time of the Domesday Survey in Kingston Hundred.
Malden appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as Meldone, held partly by William de Wateville and partly by Robert de Wateville.
Merstham
The village lay within the Reigate hundred, an Anglo-Saxon glo-Saxon administrative division. Its name was recorded in 947 as Mearsætham
Merton
The River Wandle flowing north towards Wandsworthandsworth, had for centuri watermills driven watermills and provided water for a number of industrial processes.
Mickleham
Ninety Victorian workmen, 'considered navvies' died in an accident when a tunnel they were working on collapsed, through Norbury Park, within the parish.
Mitcham
During her reign Queen Elizabeth (the first) made at least five visits to the area.
Morden
Human activity in Morden dates back to the Iron age period when Celticeltic tribes are known to have occupied the area.
Oxted
The town lay within the Anglo-Saxon Tandridge hundred. Oxted appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Acstede
Petersham
The earliest record of Petersham is in 666 in the context of an endowment by Frithwald, Viceroy of Surrey,
Putney
Putney Village has grown from a single residence in the 1700’s, to the desirable location it is today.
Reigate
There are neolithic flint mines on the ridge of the North Downs above Reigate.
Richmond
The area now known as Richmond was formerly part of Shene. Shene was not listed in Domesday Book, although it is depicted on the associated maps as Sceon
Rotherhithe
The present parish church, replacing a 12th century building, was completed in 1716.
Sanderstead
Presence of man as far back as the Mesolithic Period nearly 12000 years ago, as well as pottery fragments dated between 100 AD - 1300 AD was found in Sanderstead.
Southwark
Recent excavation has revealed prehistoric activity including evidence of early ploughing, burial mounds urial mounds and ritual activity.
Streatham
Streatham appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Estreham
Sutton
An ancient parish in the county of Surrey , Sutton is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having two churches and two acres of meadow at that time.
Tandridge
Variant spellings such as including Tenrige; Tanerig, Tanerigge, Tanrich, Tenrig and Tenrugge.
Tatsfield
N Anglo-Saxon England, Tatsfield lay within Tandrige hundred. In 1086 it was held by Anschitill (Ansketel) de Ros from the Bishop of Bayeux.
Thames Ditton
The first written record of Thames Ditton is in a charter dated 983 when King Æthelred granted to Æthelmær, his minister, nine hides (cassati) at Thames Ditton, Surrey.
Titsey
The Romans left their mark at Titsey and there are two Roman sites, including the ruin of a villa (scheduled monument) in Titsey Park.
Tooting Graveney
Tooting in the Norman period, it came into the possession of the De Gravenel family, after whom it was named Tooting Graveney.
Walton-on-the-Hill
The Romans are known to have settled here in the 1st century AD
Wandsworth
As far back as the 13th century, there has been a church on the site of what is today All Saints.
Warlingham
All Saint's church dates from about 1250 AD when it was built by Gregory, the Vicar at that time
Wimbledon
