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For individual English parish pages, see the relevant county (or London) page:
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For individual English parish pages, see the relevant historic county or London page:  
*[[Bedfordshire Parishes|Bedfordshire]]  
*[[Bedfordshire Parishes|Bedfordshire]]  
*[[Berkshire Parishes|Berkshire]]  
*[[Berkshire Parishes|Berkshire]]  
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*[[Worcestershire Parishes|Worcestershire]]  
*[[Worcestershire Parishes|Worcestershire]]  
*[[Yorkshire Parishes|Yorkshire]]
*[[Yorkshire Parishes|Yorkshire]]
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For individual Welsh parish pages, see the relevant historic county page:
*[[Anglesey Parishes|Anglesey]]
*[[Breconshire Parishes|Breconshire]]
*[[Caernarfonshire Parishes|Caernarvonshire]]
*[[Cardiganshire Parishes|Cardiganshire]]
*[[Carmarthenshire Parishes|Carmarthenshire]]
*[[Denbighshire Parishes|Denbighshire]]
*[[Flintshire Parishes|Flintshire]]
*[[Glamorgan Parishes|Glamorgan]]
*[[Merionethshire Parishes|Merionethshire]]
*[[Monmouthshire Parishes|Monmouthshire]]
*[[Montgomeryshire Parishes|Montgomeryshire]]
*[[Pembrokeshire Parishes|Pembrokeshire]]
*[[Radnorshire Parishes|Radnorshire]]


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Revision as of 22:04, 26 December 2012

  • 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.
  • 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 community.
  • Ecclesiastical parish - a geographic subdivision of a diocese; the term is used in England to distinguish it from the corresponding civil parish.
  • Parish Administration in England and Wales - how English and Welsh parishes were managed from the 16th century and the sort of records which resulted
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For individual English parish pages, see the relevant historic county or London page:


For individual Welsh parish pages, see the relevant historic county page: