Kirdford is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.
Other places in the parish include: Hasfold-Shipburn, Pallingham, Plaistow, and Plastow.
Alternative names: Kirdford with Plaistow, Kirdford with Plastow
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1558
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1571
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational
Adjacent Parishes
- Petworth
- Alfold
- Loxwood
- North Chapel
- Chiddingfold
- Egdean
- Fittleworth
- Alfold
- Wisborough Green
- Dunsfold
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
KIRDFORD, a village and a parish in Petworth district, Sussex. The village stands on an affluent of the river Arun, 4½ miles NE by N of Petworth, and 5 W by N of Billingshurst r. station; and has a post office under Petworth.
The parish includes the chapelry of Plastow, and comprises 12,275 acres. Real property, £7,181. Pop. in 1851, 1,955; in 1861, 1,784. Houses, 342. The decrease of pop. was caused by the migration of young persons to towns. The property is subdivided.
Shillinglee Park is the seat of Earl Winterton; Ifold, of John Napper, Esq.; and Ebernoe, of W. Peachey, Esq; Barkfold is occupied by Captain Barwell; and Sladeland, by J. Godman, Esq. Nearly one third of the land is under wood. A limestone of peculiar character, known as Sussex or Petworth marble, has been largely quarried, and is believed to have been worked by the Romans and the Normans.
The living is a vicarage, united with the p. curacy of Plastow, in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £500. Patron, Lord Leconfield. The parish church is chiefly early English, and has a large tower. The church of Plastow was rebuilt in 1856.
There are national schools and a workhouse; and, at the census of 1861, the latter had 34 inmates.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Kirdford MI’s
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Census ( 2 )
Census returns for Kirdford, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
List [of inhabitants of Kirdford] taken May 27, 1811
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Church records ( 7 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Kirdford, 1571-1890
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex)
Bishop’s transcripts of Ebernoe, 1875-1899
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Ebernoe (Sussex)
Church rates, 1861-1872
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex)
Parish register transcripts, 1558-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex); Burchall, M. J. (Michael John)
Parish registers of Ebernoe, 1875-1901
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Ebernoe (Sussex)
Parish registers of Kirdford, 1558-1901
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex)
Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts of Kirdford, Sussex, England, 1558-1748
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Computer printout of Kirdford, Suss., Eng
Computer printout of Kirdford, Sussex, England (1558-1876) : marriages
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex)
Computer printout of Kirdford, Sussex, England (1569-1876) : births or christenings
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex)
Parish register printouts of Kirdford, Sussex, England ; christenings, 1569-1876
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Sussex, Kirdford – History ( 2 )
Kirdford : some parish history
Author: Kenyon, Hugh
Kirdford : the old parish discovered
Author: Austin, Janet; Ifold and District Local History Society
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Land and property ( 2 )
Church rates, 1861-1872
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex)
Rate books of Kirdford, 1786-1818, 1868-1876
Author: Kirdford (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Military records ( 1 )
Settlement papers and miscellaneous parish records 1698-1866, Kirdford, Sussex
Author: Kirdford (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Occupations ( 1 )
Settlement papers and miscellaneous parish records 1698-1866, Kirdford, Sussex
Author: Kirdford (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 2 )
Rate books of Kirdford, 1786-1818, 1868-1876
Author: Kirdford (Sussex)
Settlement papers and miscellaneous parish records 1698-1866, Kirdford, Sussex
Author: Kirdford (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Kirdford – Taxation ( 3 )
Church rates, 1861-1872
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Kirdford (Sussex)
Land tax assessments for the parish of Kirdford, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sussex)
Rate books of Kirdford, 1786-1818, 1868-1876
Author: Kirdford (Sussex)
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Sussex
- Civil Registration District: Petworth
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the
- Archdeaconry of Chichester
- Diocese: Chichester
- Rural Deanery: Midhurst
- Poor Law Union: Petworth
- Hundred: Rotherbridge
- Province: Canterbury
