Headley, Surrey

Historical Description

Headley, a village and a parish in Surrey. The village lies under Headley Hill, 2½ miles N by W of Betchworth station on the S.E.R., and 8 SE by E of Leatherhead, and has a post office under Epsom; money order and telegraph office, Walton-on-the-Hill. Acreage, 1640; population, 415. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; value, £160 with residence. The chnrch was rebuilt in 1855, is in the Early English style, consists of nave and chancel with a porch, and has a tower and spire added in 1859. The churchyard commands a fine view to the N.

Administration

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

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 Headley from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Headley (St. Mary))

Land and Property

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

Maps

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

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

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

• Surrey Mirror
• Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser
• Surrey Advertiser

Visitations Heraldic

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