Cheriton, Kent Family History Guide

Cheriton is an Ancient Parish in the county of Kent.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1563
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1812

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

CHERITON, a parish in Elham district, Kent; on the coast, and on the Southeastern railway, 2 ¾ miles W by N of Folkestone. It includes part of the village of Sandgate; and has a post-office under Hythe.

Acres, 1,861, of which 75 are water. Real property, £10,498. Pop., 7,634. Houses, 342. The property is divided among a few.

The living is a rectory, united with the vicarage of Newington, in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £657. Patron, the Rev. T. Brockman. The church is early English, and good; and has three brasses. The churchyard commands a picturesque view of the coast.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Kent, Cheriton – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Monumental inscriptions of Cheriton in Kent
Author:    Tyler, Frank Watt

St. Martin’s Church, Cheriton : monumental inscriptions
Author:    Criddle, Maureen; Folkestone Family History Society

England, Kent, Cheriton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Cheriton, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Kent, Cheriton – Church records ( 8 )
Archdeacon’s transcripts, 1563-1812; Bishop’s transcripts, 1607-1900
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Cheriton (Kent)

Bishop’s transcripts for All Souls Church, Cheriton, 1892-1899
Author:    Church of England. All Souls Church (Cheriton, Kent)

England, Kent, Cheriton, Shorncliffe Garrison Church records, 1856-1908
Author:    Church of England. Shorncliffe Garrison Church (Cheriton, Kent); National Archives (Great Britain)

Parish register extracts, 1563-1862
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Cheriton (Kent)

Parish registers for All Souls’ Church, Cheriton, 1902-1980
Author:    Church of England. All Souls’ Church (Cheriton, Kent)

Parish registers for Cheriton, Kent, 1563-1929
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of Cheriton (Kent)

Parish registers for St. Martin’s Church, Cheriton, 1907-1966
Author:    Church of England. St. Martin’s Church (Cheriton, Kent)

Parish registers
Author:    Kent Family History Society; Kent Family History Society. Global Branch (England)

England, Kent, Cheriton – Directories ( 1 )
Pike’s Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate and Cheriton directory and local blue book

England, Kent, Cheriton – Land and property ( 2 )
Deeds presented by Lt. Col. P. B. O. H. Foot, 1628-1781

Documents deposited by Mrs. M. Toke Nichols

England, Kent, Cheriton – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Cheriton, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Kent); Kent Archives Office

Maps

Vision of Britain historical maps

Administration

  • Civil Registration District: Elham
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Canterbury
  • Diocese: Canterbury
  • Rural Deanery: Dover
  • Poor Law Union: Elham
  • Hundred: Folkestone
  • Province: Canterbury