Graffham is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.
Alternative names:
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1655
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1590
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
- Stedham
- Selham
- Lodsworth
- Woolavington
- Singleton
- East Dean
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
GRAFFHAM, a village and a parish in Westhampnett district, Sussex. The village stands on the Downs, 3 miles SW of Petworth r. station, and 4¼ SE of Midhurst.
The parish comprises 1, 658 acres; and its post town is Petworth. Real property, £1, 467. Pop., 416. Houses, 80. The view northward, above the village, is very grand.
The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of Wool-Lavington; in the diocese of Chichester. The church was mostly rebuilt in 1838; and has a tower and spire. There are a national school, and charities £4.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Sussex, Graffham – Census ( 2 )
Census returns for Graffham, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
Graffham, details of families, 1751-1851
England, Sussex, Graffham – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Graffham, 1590-1871
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Graffham (Sussex)
Graffham, details of families, 1751-1851
Parish register transcripts, 1813-1982
Author: Burchall, M. J. (Michael John); Church of England. Parish Church of Graffham (Sussex)
Parish registers for Graffham, 1655-1902
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Graffham (Sussex)
Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts of Graffham, Sussex, England, 1589-1846
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of Graffham (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Graffham – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Graffham, Sussex, England (1589-1622, 1655-1875) : marriages
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Graffham (Sussex)
Computer printout of Graffham, Sussex, England (1589-1624) : births or christenings
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Graffham (Sussex)
Parish register printouts of Graffham, Sussex, England ; christenings, 1589-1624, 1655-1877
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Sussex, Graffham – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Graffham, details of families, 1751-1851
England, Sussex, Graffham – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Graffham, 1780-1831
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (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: Midhurst
- Poor Law Union: Westhampnett
- Hundred: Easebourne
- Province: Canterbury
