Ockley, Surrey Family History Guide
Ockley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Surrey.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1538
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1729
Nonconformists include:
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Parish History
Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales 1895
Ockley-on-Stone Street, a village and a parish in Surrey. The village has a station on the L.B. & S.C.R., 32 miles from London, and 7 S by W of Dorking. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Dorking. Acreage of parish, 3008; population, 615. There is a parish council of seven members.
It is supposed to be the Aclea of the Saxon Chronicle, where Ethelwulf defeated the Danes in a great battle in 851; and has an old-fashioned green and two good inns. Ockley Court, Jayes, and Elderslie are chief residences.
The parish abounds with traditions of the Danes; and Aubrey saw traces of an ancient castle near the church, and says that the Danes destroyed it with battering engines placed on Berry Hill, 2 miles distant. Vestiges of a Roman camp, with double ditch and vallum, are at Holmbury Hill. A magnificent view over parts of fourteen counties, and to London and the sea, is obtained from Leith Hill.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester; value, £400 with residence. Patron, Clare College, Cambridge. The church is an ancient structure with an embattled tower, and was thoroughly restored and enlarged in 1873. The church of St John-on-Ockley Green is a modern building erected in 1872.
Source: The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales 1895 by Brabner, John Henry Fryden
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
OCKLEY, a village and a parish in Dorking district, Surrey. The village stands near the Dorking and Horsham railway, 7 miles S by W of Dorking; has a station on the railway; is supposed to be the Aclea of the Saxon chronicle, where Ethelwulf defeated the Danes ina great battle in 851; and has an old-fashioned green, a post-office under Dorking, and two small inns.
The parish includes parts of the chapelries of Cold Harbour and Oakwood, and comprises 4,286 acres. Real property, £3,570. Pop., 683. Houses, 104. The property is divided among a few. Ockley Court is the seat of Major W. Calvert; Joldwynds, of C. Wetton, Esq.; Leith Hill Place, of J. Wedgwood, Esq.; and Elderslie, of G. Arbuthnot, Esq.
The parish abounds with traditions of the Danes; and Aubrey saw traces of an ancient castle near the church, and says that the Danes destroyed it with battering engines, placed on Berry Hill, 2 miles distant. Vestiges of a Roman camp, with double ditch and vallum, are at Holmbury Hill. A magnificent view, over parts of fourteen counties, and to London and these a, is got from Leith Hill. The parish is a meet for the Horsham hounds.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £539. Patron, Clare College, Cambridge. The church, in 1867, was in bad condition.
There are a parochial school, and charities about £90.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Ockley Parish Records
The Church Registers and Parish Account Books of Ockley Co. Surrey. By Alfred Ridley Bax. Published London 1890. – This book is a free download from Parishmouse
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Maps
OS Grid Reference: TQ1448740080 (all-numeric format: 514488 140081)
Administration
- County: Surrey
- Civil Registration District: Dorking
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Surrey
- Diocese: Winchester
- Rural Deanery: Stoke
- Poor Law Union: Dorking
- Hundred: Wotton
- Province: Canterbury