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==A division== | |||
'''{{Wpd|Parish}}''' is a church territorial unit constituting a division of a diocese. | |||
[[ | *[[Ancient parish]] - districts in England formed by the 13th century each with its own priest and often with boundaries the same as the local manor; given increasing civil administrative functions, their civil importance declined with the abolition of Church Rates in 1868. | ||
*[[Ecclesiastical parish]] - a geographic subdivision of a diocese; the term is used in England to distinguish it from the corresponding civil parish. | |||
*{{Wpd|Parish (Catholic Church)}} | |||
*{{Wpd|Parish (Church of England)}} | |||
Derived from church usage, '''Parish''' may also refer to a secular local government administrative entity: | |||
*[[Parish Administration in England and Wales]] - how English and Welsh parishes were managed from the 16th century and the sort of records which resulted | |||
*[[Civil parish]] - in England, the smallest local government division, during the 19th century, took over the civil administrative activities of the ancient parishes and other areas. In Wales, the term used is [[Communities in Wales|community]]. | |||
*{{Wpd|Civil parish (disambiguation)}}, several forms in the British Isles | |||
*{{Wpd|Parish (administrative division)}} | |||
To find an individual parish page, go to [[England Parishes]] which lists the historic counties of England and links to their constituent parishes. For [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]], start with [[Start your Welsh genealogy]]. | |||
==A Place== | |||
*Town of {{Wpd|Parish, New York}} | |||
*{{Wpd|Parish (village), New York}}, a village located in the Town of Parish, New York, USA | |||
{{disambig|Parish}} | |||