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[[England]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Sussex]]  
[[England]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Sussex]]   [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Balcombe]]  


[[Image:St_Mary_Balcombe_West_Sussex.jpg|thumb|right|Balcombe St Mary]]
[[Image:St Mary Balcombe West Sussex.jpg|thumb|right]]  


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==
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The Parish church of St Mary has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-302362-the-parish-church-of-st-mary-balcombe+ British listed building]<br>  
The Parish church of St Mary has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-302362-the-parish-church-of-st-mary-balcombe+ British listed building]<br>  


[http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?cy=52&amp;n=Balcombe&amp;b=index.php&amp;t=Parish&amp;k=157&amp;l=102+ Balcombe Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)]<br>
[http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?cy=52&n=Balcombe&b=index.php&t=Parish&k=157&l=102+ Balcombe Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)]<br>  


See: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 132-136. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50775+ here] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balcombe,_West_Sussex+ Balcombe Wikipedia]<br>
See: A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 132-136. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50775+ here] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balcombe,_West_Sussex+ Balcombe Wikipedia]<br>  


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  


This parish was part of Cuckfield registration district from September 1837. [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/cuckfield.html+ see further details] To apply for certificates please contact <br>West Sussex <br>Centralised Certificates Office<br>Registration Service<br>West Sussex Record Office<br>County Hall<br>Chichester<br>PO19 1RN<br>01243 642122<br><br>
This parish was part of Cuckfield registration district from September 1837. [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/cuckfield.html+ see further details] To apply for certificates please contact <br>West Sussex <br>Centralised Certificates Office<br>Registration Service<br>West Sussex Record Office<br>County Hall<br>Chichester<br>PO19 1RN<br>01243 642122<br><br>  


==== Church records  ====
==== Church records  ====
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West Sussex Record Office has deposited parish Registers Bap 1540-1943 Marr 1540-1969 Bur 1539-1928 Bishop's Transcripts 1606-1893 <br>  
West Sussex Record Office has deposited parish Registers Bap 1540-1943 Marr 1540-1969 Bur 1539-1928 Bishop's Transcripts 1606-1893 <br>  


Contact West Sussex Record Office 3 Orchard Street Chichester West Sussex<br>PO19 1DD <br>Phone: 01243 753602<br>Fax: 01243 533959<br>Email: records.office@westsussex.gov.uk <br>
Contact West Sussex Record Office 3 Orchard Street Chichester West Sussex<br>PO19 1DD <br>Phone: 01243 753602<br>Fax: 01243 533959<br>Email: records.office@westsussex.gov.uk <br>  


Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection {{FHL|England%2C+Sussex%2C+Balcombe|subject|disp=Balcombe}}
Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection {{FHL|England%2C+Sussex%2C+Balcombe|subject|disp=Balcombe}}  


==== Census records  ====
==== Census records  ====


See [[Sussex Census]]
See [[Sussex Census]]  


==== Poor Law Unions  ====
==== Poor Law Unions  ====
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