England Probate Jurisdictions

Here is an alphabetical list of the parishes in England with their counties and the pre-1858 ecelesastical probate courts that had jurisdiction over each parish. There were multiple courts with jurisdiction. They are listed in hierarchical order beginning with the court with primary jurisdiction and going to the court with the least jurisdiction. In every case, the last court listed is the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (the court of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the highest court in the country) or one of its appeals courts.

The list is arranged by letter of the alphabet. Click on the link for the first letter of the name of a parish.

To see a list of three-letter codes for the counties of the British Isles, go to the Chapman Code page.