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== Historical Background of London's&nbsp;Parishes&nbsp;  ==
Click [http://books.google.com/books?id=tjEQAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Topographical+Dictionary+of+London&source=bl&ots=9Dz0wTPzA5&sig=C3a57FH0nUZQ4puka46jGlBdU_E&hl=en&ei=WOqHS4KzDZOmNvOKkNoO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false here] to read a description of each parish within London City's environs from James Elmes,&nbsp;''<span id="1267206418766S" style="display: none">&nbsp;</span>Topographical Dictionary of London ''(published in 1831). Each parish is listed under the name of the patron saint to which it was dedicated, i.e. St Mary Abchurch, will be listed under the "M" section under "Mary", or, St Lawrence Jewery will be listed under the "L" section under "Lawrence", and St Andrew Holborn, under the "A" section under "Andrew".
Click [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=815120&word=NULL here] to read a description of the City of London&nbsp;from John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales ''(published in 1870-72).''&nbsp;''
== Neighboring Parishes  ==
== Resources  ==
=== Census Records  ===
British census records for 1841 through 1901 are indexed and imaged on the [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] website, which is accessed by subscription fee or may be available for free at a library near you. The census are also indexed and imaged on the [http://www.FindMyPast.com findmypast.co.uk] website, which is accessed for a per-use fee. Both websites are available to patrons for free at the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library ]in Salt Lake City, and at some [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp family history centers].
The [http://www.dfhs.org.uk/ Derbyshire Family History Society] has created surname indexes to the 1851 and 1891 censuses. The indexes are available at the Family History Library.
=== Church Records  ===
Dale Abbey was originally a private peculiar owned by&nbsp;the Stanhope family. It was annexed to the parish of&nbsp;Stanton by Dale in the 1960s. The church is dedicated to All Saints and records date from 1667. The parish registers and&nbsp;chest records&nbsp;are deposited at the [http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/record_office/ Derbyshire Record Office] in Matlock.
==== Records in the Collection of the Family History Library  ====
The parish&nbsp;registers&nbsp;are not&nbsp;available on&nbsp;microfilm at the library, but [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=143644&disp=Marriages+at+Dale+Abbey%2C+1667%2D1813%20%20&columns=*,0,0 marriages for 1667-1813]&nbsp;have been published in&nbsp;Phillimore's parish register series.&nbsp;The earliest general register for 1667-1731&nbsp;has also been transcribed and published by the Derbyshire Archaeological Society in [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=151293&disp=Journal+of+the+Derbyshire+Archaeological%20%20&columns=*,0,0 volume 22] of their&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp;
=== Civil Registration  ===
From 1837 until 1938, Dale Abbey was in the Stapleford sub-district of the Shardlow registration district.&nbsp; For information on obtaining birth, marriage and death certificates from 1837 to the present,&nbsp;see the Wiki article on [[England Civil Registration|England Civil Registration]].
=== Probate Jurisdiction  ===
Dale Abbey had a [[Court of the Peculiar of the Manor of Dale Abbey|manorial court]] with peculiar probate jursidiction over the estates of persons who resided there.
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== Neighboring Parishes  ==
Include the names, and link to the parish pages, of the contiguous parishes.
== Records  ==
==== Census  ====
Add unique information about the censuses. Add links to online census records, and/or link to the Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=595219&disp=Census+returns+for+Pilton%2C+1841-1891++ film/fiche numbers.]
==== Church Records  ====
Add information about location of Church of England and nonconformist records, including time periods covered, location of the original records, or Family History Library film/fiche numbers.
==== Cemetery Records  ====
Add the names and condition of the cemeteries in the parish. Add information if each cemetery has been indexed, added to the Internet, published or the name of the group which is transcription the headstones.
==== Civil Registration  ====
Add any unique facts about registration in the parish. Link to online sites to search for names, such as [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. Add the address, or link to the address, of the superintendent registrar.
==== Probate Records  ====
For details about the probate records for this parish, [[Court of the Peculiar of Pilton|click here]].
== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
England Jurisdictions 1851 maps are based on multiple sources produced about 1851. Parish boundaries, contiguous parishes, civil registration districts and more are in this Web site. Go [http://maps.familysearch.org/ here] to find a map for Pilton.
== Web Sites  ==
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See also links to sources for Dale Abbey at [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DBY/DaleAbbey/index.html GENUKI.org.uk].


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==
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