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Here is a list of London parishes with the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them. 
For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]].
 
== London Probate Courts  ==
 
== Some Explanatory Notes on the London Court  ==
 
== Court Jurisdictions  ==


For an explanation of probate records in England, click [[England Probate Records|here]].  
Here is a list of London parishes beginning with letters A-R and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.  For parishes beginning with [[London Probate Jurisdictions Parishes S-Z|S-Z]], click on the letter link.  


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| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)  
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)  
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Saffron Hill [St Peter]
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Serjeants' Inn
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
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| Southall Green [St John]
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| St Alban Wood Street with St Olave Silver Street
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| St Alphage London Wall
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| St Andrew by the Wardrobe with St Ann Blackfriars
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London;
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Andrew Undershaft with St Mary Axe
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Ann and St Agnes with St John Zachary
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London;
Court of the Royal Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Royal Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster
2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Anne Soho
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex
| 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Antholin with St John the Baptist upon Wallbrook
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division);
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Augustine with St Faith
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral;
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Bartholomew Moor Lane
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Bartholomew the Great
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Bartholomew the Less
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Benet Gracechurch with St Leonard Eastcheap
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division);
Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| St Benet Paul's Wharf with St Peter Paul's Wharf
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Botolph Aldersgate
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Botolph without Bishopsgate
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Bride
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Clement Eastcheap with St Martin Orgar
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Dionis Backchurch
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Dunstan in the East
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Dunstan in the West
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Ethelburga
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St George Botolph-Lane with St Botolph Billingsgate
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St George in the East Christ Church
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St George in the East St Mary
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Giles without Cripplegate
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral
| 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Helen Bishopsgate
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral
| 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St James' Duke's Place
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St James Garlickhithe
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St John’s Wood All Saints
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Katherine Coleman
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Katherine Cree
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Lawrence Jewry with St Mary Magdalene Milk Street
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Magnus the Martyr with St Margaret New Fish Street and St Michael Crooked Lane
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London; Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Cantebury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London; Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Margaret Lothbury with St Christopher le Stocks and St Bartholomew by the Exchange
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Margaret Pattens with St Gabriel Fenchurch
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Martin Ludgate
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Martin Outwich
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mary Abchurch with St Lawrence Pountney
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London;
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mary Aldermanbury
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mary Aldermary with St Thomas the Apostle
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mary at Hill with St Andrew Hubbard
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London;
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mary le Bow and St Pancras Soper Lane with All Hallows Honey Lane
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mary Magdalene Old Fish Street with St Gregory by St Paul
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London;
Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mary Somerset with St Mary Mounthaw
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mary Woolnoth with St Mary Woolchurch Haw
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London;
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Matthew Friday Street with St Peter Cheap
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Michael Bassishaw
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Michael Cornhill
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Michael Royal with St Martin Vintry
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Michael Wood Street with St Mary Staining
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mildred Bread Street with St Margaret Moses
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Mildred Poultry with St Mary Colechurch
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Nicholas Cole Abbey with St Nicholas Olave
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Olave Hart Street
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Pomeroy
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Peter Cornhill
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Peter le Poer with St Benet Fink
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Sepulchre
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Stephen Coleman Street
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Stephen Walbrook with St Benet Sherehog
| Court of the Archdeaconry of London;
Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Swithun London Stone with St Mary Bothaw
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| St Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| St Vedast Foster Lane with St Michael-le-Querne
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham;
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Court of the Archdeaconry of London
2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Stamford Hill St Thomas
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stanmore, Great
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Stanmore, Little
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Staple Inn
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Temple, The
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Thavie's Inn
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Tothill Fields
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex
| 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Tower of London
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Tower Without, Old
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Turnham Green
| Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral
| 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wealdstone
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Wembley
| Court of the Peculiar Jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Deaneries of the Arches, Croydon and Shoreham
| 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Whetstone
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Whitefriars
| Search the courts of the surrounding parishes
| .
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| Wilton Place
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex
| 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Winchmore Hill
| Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
| 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
|-
| Wood Green
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex
| 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Yiewsley
| Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex
| 2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury


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