Whatlington, Sussex Genealogy

Parish History
WHATLINGTON, a parish, in the union and hundred of Battle, rape of Hastings, East division of Sussex, two miles North by East from Battle. The village is situated on the old road to Battle, and the new road from Sedlescomb to St. Leonard's. The church is in the early English style of architecture.

Whatlington St Mary Magdalen is an Ancient Parish in Rother district of East Sussex 7 miles north of Hastings.

Church historyWhatlington St Mary Magdalene

The church of St Mary Magdalen has been designated a grade II* listed building British listed building

Whatlington Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

See also Whatligton Wikipedia and list of places to worship in Rother Wikipedia

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

This parish was part of Battle Registration District from 1837.

Certificates may be obtained from

East Sussex County Council

The Register Office Town Hall Grove Road Eastbourne BN21 4UG

Phone: 01323 464780

Fax: 01323 431386

Email:eastbourne.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk

Church Records
Whatlington parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

To find the names of the neighboring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Records are also available at the West Sussex Record Office and The Keep (which houses the collections of the East Sussex Record Office).

Poor Law Unions
Battle Poor Law Union, Sussex

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Sussex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.


 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain