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Chiddingfold, Surrey

Historical Description

Chiddingfold, a parish in Surrey, in the Weald, 2 miles SE of Witley and Chiddingfold station on the L. & S.W.R., 38 miles from London, and 4½ NE of Haslemere. It has a post office under Godalming. Acreage, 7043; population, 1528. Glass was manufactured here as early as the 13th century, the earliest mention of glass-making in England being in this parish. Iron was manufactured from the time of Elizabeth to that of Charles II. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; net value, £382 with residence. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is chiefly Early English and good; it was restored in 1870. There is a Congregational chapel. The parish institute was erected in 1877. Combe Court and Pickhurst are chief residences.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountySurrey 
Ecclesiastical parishChiddingfold St. Mary 
HundredGodalming 
Poor Law unionHambledon 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Surrey History Centre, have images of the Parish Registers for Surrey online.


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Chiddingfold from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Surrey is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Chiddingfold are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Surrey papers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Surrey, 1662-1668 is available on the Heraldry page.

DistrictWaverley
CountySurrey
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Postal districtGU8
Post TownGodalming

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