East Wittering is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1658
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1571
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WITTERING (East), a parish in Westhampnett district, Sussex; on the coast, 5 miles S of Bosham r. station, and 6 SW of Chichester. Post town, West Wittering, under Chichester. Acres, 1,505; of which 310 are water. Real property, £2,257. Pop., 223. Houses, 46. The property is divided among a few. Much land has been carried away by the sea. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £190. Patron, the Bishop of London. The church is good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
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United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for East Wittering, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Census – 1851 ( 1 )
Earnley and East Wittering, West Sussex census 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & index
Author: Pledger, Peter; West Sussex Record Office (Chichester, England)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Census – 1861 ( 1 )
Earnley and East Wittering, West Sussex census 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & index
Author: Pledger, Peter; West Sussex Record Office (Chichester, England)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Census – 1871 ( 1 )
Earnley and East Wittering, West Sussex census 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & index
Author: Pledger, Peter; West Sussex Record Office (Chichester, England)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Census – 1881 ( 1 )
Earnley and East Wittering, West Sussex census 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & index
Author: Pledger, Peter; West Sussex Record Office (Chichester, England)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Census – 1891 ( 1 )
Earnley and East Wittering, West Sussex census 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & index
Author: Pledger, Peter; West Sussex Record Office (Chichester, England)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Census – Indexes ( 4 )
Earnley and East Wittering, West Sussex census 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 & index
Author: Pledger, Peter; West Sussex Record Office (Chichester, England)
An index of the 1851-1891 census of Earnley and East Wittering
Author: Pledger, Peter
An index of the 1851-1891 census of Earnley and East Wittering
Author: Pledger, Peter
Selsey Manhood, Selsey Peninsular South of Chichester, West Sussex census index covering five census returns, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891
Author: Pledger, Peter; West Sussex Record Office (Chichester, England)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for East Wittering, 1571-1908
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of East Wittering (Sussex)
Marriage transcripts, 1813-1840
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of East Wittering (Sussex)
Parish registers of East Wittering, 1653-1906
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of East Wittering (Sussex)
Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts of East Wittering, Sussex, England, 1571-1640
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of East Wittering (Sussex)
Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts of East Wittering, Sussex, England, 1625-1812
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of East Wittering (Sussex)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Land and property ( 1 )
Poor rates of East Wittering, 1852-1900
Author: East Wittering (Sussex)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Manors – Court records ( 3 )
Court and manorial records for the manor of Bracklesham, 1567-1929
Author: Bracklesham Manor (Sussex). Court
Court records for the manor of Manhood hundred, 1420-1697
Author: Manhood Manor (Sussex). Court
Court records for the manors of Cakeham and Manhood, 1670-1883
Author: Cakeham Manor (Sussex). Court; Manhood Manor (Sussex). Court
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor rates of East Wittering, 1852-1900
Author: East Wittering (Sussex)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Schools ( 1 )
Admission registers of Manhood school, 1817-1940
Author: Manhood School (Sussex)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, East Wittering – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of East Wittering, 1780-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sussex)
Poor rates of East Wittering, 1852-1900
Author: East Wittering (Sussex)
Administration
- County: Sussex
- Civil Registration District: Westhampnett
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester
- Diocese: Chichester
- Rural Deanery: Boxgrove
- Poor Law Union: Westhampnett
- Hundred: Manhood
- Province: Canterbury