Bodiam Sussex Family History Guide

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Bodiam is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.

Alternative names: Bodiham

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1557
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1606

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Bodiam Parish Registers

Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.

Bodiam, Church of England Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

Bodiam, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.

Bodiam, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936

Death and Burial Records

These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.

Bodiam, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BODIAM, or Bodiham, a village and a parish in Ticehurst district, Sussex. The village stands on the river Rother, 3¾ miles ESE of Hurst Green, and 4 ENE of Robertsbridge r. station; and it has a post office under Hurst Green, and a fair on 6 June. The parish comprises 1,596 acres. Real property, £2,495. Pop., 303. Houses, 50.

The manor belonged to Sir Edward Dalryngrudge, who fought at Crecy and Poictiers; passed to the Lewknors and others; and now belongs to A. E. Fuller, Esq. A grand strong castle on it was built by Dalryngrudge; stood out for the Crown against the parliamentarians in the civil war; was taken by the latter and dismantled; and is now a picturesque ruin, nearly square, with round towers at the angles, square towers in the middle of the sides, a great machicolated gateway, and remains of ancient defences and approach. A modern mansion, called Bodiam Castle, stands in the vicinity.

The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £280. Patron, T. Cubitt, Esq. The church is early and decorated English.

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

Administration

  • County: Sussex
  • Civil Registration District: Ticehurst
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes
  • Diocese: Chichester
  • Rural Deanery: Dallington
  • Poor Law Union: Ticehurst
  • Hundred: Staple
  • Province: Canterbury