Roehampton, Surrey Family History Guide
Roehampton is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Surrey, created in 1845 from Putney Ecclesiastical Parish.
Parish church:
- Holy Trinity
- St Joseph, Roehampton, Roman Catholic
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1842
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1842
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ROEHAMPTON, a village and a chapelry in Putney parish, Surrey. The village stands near Richmond park, 1 mile S of Barnes r. station, and 1½ WSW of Putney; and has a post-office under London, S W.
The chapelry was constituted in 1862. Pop. in 1861, 974. Houses, 153.
R. House is the seat of the Earl of Leven; was rebuilt in 1710; and has a dining-room ceiling painted by Sir J. Thornhill. R. Grove was rebuilt about 1777 by Lord Huntingfield; and is now the seat of Mrs. Lyne Stephens. There are other good residences.
The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of London. Value, £250. Patron, the Bishop of London. The church was built in 1842, and enlarged in 1862; and is in the early English style. A chapel is in the grounds of R. Grove.
There are two parochial schools.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
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England, Surrey Parish Registers, 1536-1992
Maps of Roehampton
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Surrey
- Civil Registration District: Wandsworth
- Probate Court: Pre-1846 – Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon, and Shoreham, Post-1845 – Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Pre-1846 – Winchester, Post-1845 – London
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – Croydon, 1845-1861 – None, Post-1860 – Barnes and Hammersmith
- Poor Law Union: Wandsworth and Clapham
- Hundred: Brixton
- Province: Canterbury