Rottingdean is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1558
Nonconformists include: Countess of Huntingdon Methodist, Independent/Congregational, Society of Friends/Quaker, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
- Falmer
- Telscombe
- Brighton St Nicholas
- Ovingdean
- Kemp Town
- Iford
- Rodmell
- Kingston near Lewes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ROTTINGDEAN, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Lewes district, Sussex. The village stands on the coast, 4 miles ESE of Brighton r. station; is a sea-bathing resort; has a post-office under Brighton, private-baths, bathing-machines, and many lodging-houses; and is noted for its wells, which are nearly empty at high-water and rise as the tide falls.
The parish comprises 3,147 acres of land, and 492 of water. Real property, £13,719; of which £4,225 are in gas-works. Pop., 1,016. Houses, 203. The property is divided among a few. High cliffs are on the coast. Agate and chalcedony pebbles are found, and are cut and polished for bracelets. There are four coast-guard stations. A French force landed here in 1377, with the intention of sacking Lewes and its priory; and were confronted and defeated by the prior and some neighbouring knights; but captured the prior, and carried him away.
The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £332. Patron, the Earl of Abergavenny. The church is early English, in good condition; and has a tower and spire. There are a national school, the Brighton industrial schools, and a large classical academy. The sub-district contains 7 parishes. Acres, 16,711. Pop., 2,392. Houses, 462.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Bankrupts
Below is a list of people that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.
Adams John Thomas Philip, Rottingdean and Brighthelmstone, Sussex, wine merchant and schoolmaster, Aug. 19, 1828.
Parish Records
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England, Sussex, Rottingdean – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Burials in the burial ground of the Society of Friends at Rottingdean
Monumental inscriptions, Rottingdean, Sussex, England
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. British Mission
England, Sussex, Rottingdean – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Rottingdean, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Sussex, Rottingdean – Church records ( 6 )
Baptisms, marriages, and burials of Rottingdean, 1558-1783
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rottingdean (Sussex)
Births, marriages and burials for the Lewes and Chichester Monthly Meeting, 1649-1837
Author: Society of Friends. Lewes and Chichester Monthly Meeting (England)
Bishop’s transcripts for Rottingdean, 1606-1893
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rottingdean (Sussex)
Parish register transcripts, 1558-1841
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rottingdean (Sussex); Burchall, M. J. (Michael John)
Parish registers for Rottingdean, 1558-1881
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rottingdean (Sussex); East Sussex Record Office
Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts of Rottingdean, Sussex, England, 1606-1732
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of Rottingdean (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Rottingdean – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Rottingdean, Suss., Eng
Parish register printouts of Rottingdean, Sussex, England ; christenings, 1572-1783
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Rottingdean, Sussex, England ; marriages, 1558-1753
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Sussex, Rottingdean – Description and travel ( 2 )
Rottingdean : the story of a village
Author: Moens, S. M.; Blyth, H. E.
Rottingdean and the East Sussex downs and villages
Author: Julyan, Herbert E.
England, Sussex, Rottingdean – History ( 4 )
The remarkable history of Rottingdean
Author: Heater, Derek
Rottingdean : the story of a village
Author: Moens, S. M.; Blyth, H. E.
Smuggler’s village : the story of Rottingdean
Author: Blyth, Henry
Smugglers’ village : the story of Rottingdean
Author: Blythe, Henry
England, Sussex, Rottingdean – Military records ( 1 )
Burwash, Pevensey & Rottingdean militia lists, 1810, 1831, 1797
Author: PBN Publications
England, Sussex, Rottingdean – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Rottingdean, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sussex)
Administration
- County: Sussex
- Civil Registration District: Lewes
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes
- Diocese: Chichester
- Rural Deanery: Lewes
- Poor Law Union: Newhaven
- Hundred: Younsmere
- Province: Canterbury
