Warbleton, Sussex Genealogy

England   Sussex   Sussex Parishes



Parish History
WARBLETON (St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Hailsham, hundred of Hawkesborough, rape of Hastings, E. division of Sussex, 12 miles (E. by S.) from Uckfield. The civil parish of Warbleton includes Rushlake Green and Bodle Street Green; and two hamlets, Warbleton and Three Cups. The church is in the early and later English styles, with an embattled tower: in the chancel is a fine brass monument of W. Prestwick, Dean of Battle, who is habited in his canonicals.

A history of the church Warbleton St Mary

The Parish Church of St Mary Hammer Lane Warbleton has been designated as a grade II listed building British listed building

Warbleton Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)

See also Warbleton Wikipedia

At Bodle Street Green a former chapelry of the parish developed; see Bodle Street Green St John



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.

For civil registration history see Hailsham registration district Certificates may be obtained from East Sussex,The Register Office, Town Hall, Grove Road, Eastbourne BN21 4UG Phone 01323 464780Fax 01323 431386 email eastbourne.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk

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

Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Poor Law Unions
Hailsham 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.

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