Westhampnett, Sussex Genealogy

Parish History
HAMPNETT, WEST (St. Peter), a parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Box and Stockbridge, rape of Chichester, West division of Sussex, one and one half mile North East from Chichester.The parish is situated on the road from Chichester to Arundel. The church is chiefly in the early English style, with some Norman remains, and a tower at the east end of the aisle; in the north wall of the chancel is a mural monument of Caen stone to Richard and Elizabeth Sackville, whose effigies are sculptured in a kneeling posture: the church was newly pewed in 1838.

Westhampnett is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex. Westhampnett Wikipedia

Westhampnett St Peter is an Ancient Parish; the history of the church is available at Sussex Parish Churches Westhampnett St Peter

The Parish Church of St Peter has been designated as a grade II* listed building British listed building

Westhampnett Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC) and St Peter

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Civil Registration
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Church Records
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Church of England
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Non-Conformists (All other Religions)

 * 1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images (coverage may vary)

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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