Rodmell Sussex Family History Guide

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Rodmell is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.

Parish church: 

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1701
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RODMELL, a village and a parish in Lewes district, Sussex. The village stands on Ermine-street, near the river Ouse, and near the Newhaven railway, 3 miles SSE of Lewes; and has a post-office under Lewes. The parish comprises 1,924 acres. Real property, £2,122. Pop., 292. Houses, 58. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Earl of Abergavenny. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £375. Patron, the Bishop of Chichester. The church is of the 12th century, was restored in 1859, and has a 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