Findon is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1557
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1592
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
FINDON, a village and a parish in Thakeham district, Sussex. The village stands near Cissbury Hill, 4 miles NNW of Worthing r. station, and 4 WSW of Steyning; is a pleasant place, with fine environs; and has a post office under Worthing, and a fair on Holy Thursday. The parish comprises 4,336 acres. Real property, £4,481. Pop., 655. Houses, 128. The property is subdivided. Findon Place belonged formerly to the Westwoods, and passed to the Richardsons. The parish is a resort of sportsmen. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £500. Patron, Magdalen College, Oxford. The church has early English portions; contains two stone seats, with intermediate door; and is good. There is a national school.
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, Findon – Cemeteries ( 3 )
List of memorial tablets, etc. Findon parish churchyard, Mar. 1967
Monumental inscriptions, Findon, Sussex, England
Sussex monumental inscriptions : 25 graveyards – Arun Valley & Worthing outskirts
Author: Sussex Family History Group
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Findon – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Findon, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Findon – Church history ( 1 )
Findon through two centuries : a downland village, 1600-1800
Author: Hudson, T. P.
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Findon – Church records ( 6 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Findon, 1592-1910
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Findon (Sussex)
Parish register transcripts, 1587-1641
Author: Burchall, M. J. (Michael John); Church of England. Parish Church of Findon (Sussex)
Parish register transcripts, 1653-1811
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Findon (Sussex)
Parish registers for Findon, 1557-1901
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Findon (Sussex)
Record of members, 1854-1855
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Findon Branch (Sussex); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Worthing Branch (Sussex)
Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts of Findon, Sussex, England, 1587-1672
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of Findon (Sussex)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Findon – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Computer printout of Findon, Suss., Eng
Computer printout of Findon, Sussex, England (1557-1875) : marriages
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Findon (Sussex)
Computer printout of Findon, Sussex, England (1558-1876) : births or christenings
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Findon (Sussex)
Parish register printouts of Findon, Sussex, England ; christenings, 1558-1876
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Findon – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Manorial court records for Findon, 1475-1926
Author: Manor of Findon. Court (Sussex)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Findon – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
A list of non-parishioners in Findon who have certified their respective parishes
Author: Findon (Sussex)
United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Findon – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Findon, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sussex)
Administration
- County: Sussex
- Civil Registration District: Thakeham
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester
- Diocese: Chichester
- Rural Deanery: Storrington
- Poor Law Union: Thakeham
- Hundred: Brightford
- Province: Canterbury
