Fittleworth, Sussex Genealogy

England   Sussex



Parish History
Fittleworth St Mary is an Ancient Parish in West Sussex.

FITTLEWORTH, a parish, in the hundred of Bury,rape of Arundel, W. division of Sussex, 3¼ miles(S. E. by E.) from Petworth; containing 713 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Petworth toArundel, and bounded on the south by the river Rother,over which is a neat bridge; and comprises by admeasurement 2320 acres, whereof 1010 are arable, 235 meadow and pasture, 740 woodland, and 310 common.The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at£6. 13. 4., and in the gift of the Bishop of Chichester:the tithes have been commuted for £420, and the glebe comprises 5 acres. The church has portions in the early and decorated English styles. An estate, now producing £70 per annum, was left by Mr. Lee for keeping the church in repair; the surplus is given to the poor.

From: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 238-241. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50964 Date accessed: 08 May 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
Fittleworth St Mary

West Sussex Record Office has deposited parish Registers Bap 1563-1937 Marr 1559-1952 Bur 1559-1914

Bishop's Transcripts 1584-1908

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Census records
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Poor Law Unions
Sutton (East Preston) 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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