Piddinghoe Sussex Family History Guide

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Piddinghoe is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.

Other places in the parish include: Peacehaven.

Parish church: 

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1540
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

PIDDINGHOE, a parish in Lewes district, Sussex; on the river Ouse, adjacent to the Newhaven railway, 1¼ mile NNW of Newhaven. It has a post-office under Lewes. Acres, 2,658; of which 282 are water. Real property, £2,310. Pop., 243. Houses, 49. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Lord Sheffield. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £157. Patron, the Rev. J. Hutchins. The church consists of nave, N aisle, and chancel, with round tower and shingled spire.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Historical Maps

Vision of Britain Historical Maps – includes topographic maps, boundary maps and land use maps

Administration

  • County: Sussex
  • Civil Registration District: Lewes
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes
  • Diocese: Chichester
  • Rural Deanery: Lewes
  • Poor Law Union: Newhaven
  • Hundred: Holmstrow
  • Province: Canterbury