Crawley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1653
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1611
Nonconformists include: Roman Catholic General Baptist, Independent/Congregational, and Presbyterian.
Adjacent Parishes
- Ifield
- Charlwood
- Upper Beeding
- Slaugham
- Lower Beeding
- Worth
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
CRAWLEY, a village and a parish in East Grimstead district, Sussex.
The village stands adjacent to the Horsham railway, 1½ mile WSW of the Three Bridges Junction, near the boundary with Surrey, 7½ miles W by S of East Grimstead; has been much improved and extended since the forming of the railway; and has a head post office, a railway station, two inns, a church, an Independent chapel, a Baptist chapel, a Roman Catholic chapel, and fairs on 8 May and 9 Sept.
The church is decorated English, with a square tower; and has been restored. The Roman Catholic chapel, with conventual buildings, was erected in 1861, at a cost of £5,000; but is very plain.
The parish comprises 770 acres. Real property, £1, 171. Pop., 473. Houses, 88. The property is subdivided.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £116. Patrons, the Heirs of Mrs. Clitherow.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Sussex, Crawley – Cemeteries ( 5 )
Bethel Chapel (strictly Baptist), Robinson Road, Crawley, 1858, monumental inscriptions
Author: Shelly, J. M.; Young, B. J.
Monumental inscriptions
Author: Brown, A. O.; Young, B. J.
Monumental inscriptions, 1808-1952
Author: Shelley, J. M.; Young, B. J.
Parish register transcripts, 1611-1784
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Crawley (Sussex); Burchall, M. J. (Michael John)
St. John the Baptist’s parish church, High Street, Crawley, monumental inscriptions
Author: Brown, A. O.; Young, B. J.
England, Sussex, Crawley – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Crawley, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Sussex, Crawley – Census – Indexes ( 1 )
1851 census Crawley
Author: Young, Brenda, 1951-
England, Sussex, Crawley – Church history ( 1 )
The history of Crawley Baptist Church, 1883-1983
Author: Wood, J. M.
England, Sussex, Crawley – Church records ( 8 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Crawley, 1611-1894
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Crawley (Sussex)
Crawley Baptist, Robison Road, names on trust deeds
Crawley parish register, 1611-1839
Author: Young, Brenda, 1951-; Church of England. Parish Church of Crawley (Sussex)
Monumental inscriptions, Franciscan Friary, Crawley, Sussex
Author: Burchall, M. J. (Michael John); Catholic Church. Franciscan Friary (Crawley, Sussex)
Parish register transcripts, 1568-1837
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Ifield (Sussex); Burchall, M. J. (Michael John)
Parish register transcripts, 1611-1784
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Crawley (Sussex); Burchall, M. J. (Michael John)
Parish registers of Crawley, 1653-1901
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Crawley (Sussex)
Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts of Crawley, Sussex, England, 1611-1700
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of Crawley (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Crawley – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Computer printout of Crawley, Suss., Eng
Computer printout of Crawley, Sussex, England (1611-1876) : marriages
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Crawley (Sussex)
Computer printout of Crawley, Sussex, England (1611-1877) : births or christenings
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Crawley (Sussex)
Parish register printouts of Crawley, Sussex, England ; christenings, 1611-1877
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Sussex, Crawley – History ( 4 )
Crawley : a pictorial history
Author: Bastable, Roger, 1950-
Crawley, Victorian new town
Author: Lowerson, John
A history of Crawley
Author: Gwynne, Peter
Trinity United Reformed Church : a brief history, 1863-1984
Author: Burr, Stanley H.
England, Sussex, Crawley – Manors ( 1 )
The Manor of Crawley
Author: Hygate, Nadine
England, Sussex, Crawley – Officials and employees ( 1 )
Vestry minutes, 1857-1877
Author: Crawley (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Crawley – Social life and customs ( 1 )
Crawley : a pictorial history
Author: Bastable, Roger, 1950-
England, Sussex, Crawley – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Crawley, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sussex)
Administration
- County: Sussex
- Civil Registration District: East Grinstead
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes
- Diocese: Chichester
- Rural Deanery: Lewes
- Poor Law Union: East Grinstead
- Hundred: Buttinghill
- Province: Canterbury
