Storrington, Sussex Genealogy

England   Sussex



Parish History
Storrington St Mary is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex. Other places in the parish include: Cootham.

STORRINGTON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Thakeham, hundred of West Easwrith, rape ofArundel, W. division of Sussex, 8½ miles (N. E.) from Arundel; containing 990 inhabitants. The parish is situated on the road from Petworth to Brighton, and comprises by computation 2956 acres, of which 1788are arable and pasture, 707 down, 236 common, and 225in Harston warren, which is partly cultivated. The village consists principally of a long street, crossed by another at right angles. A market formerly took place on Wednesdays; at present a corn-market is held on alternate Tuesdays, and fairs on May 13th and November 11th. The living is a rectory, valued in the king'sbooks at £18, and in the gift of the Duke of Norfolk:the tithes have been commuted for £600; the glebe comprises 23 acres. The church was rebuilt, with the exception of the chancel and north aisle, in 1746, the former edifice having become a ruin in consequence of the fall of the tower, which had been left insecure on the repair of the church in 1731. There are some charitable bequests. In 1826, a fine British urn containing burnt bones, was discovered in a barrow on the downs; it was 21 inches in height, 13 inches across the top, and 6½ at the base.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 229-234. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51310 Date accessed: 01 May 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
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Probate records
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