Surrey

One of the "Home Counties", and situated between the South Coast and London, it has been very important politically since the time of the Romans. Surrey is a rich, fertile county, with countless square miles of farmland, deciduous woodland, and rolling downs, as well as vast tracts of pine forest and heathland. Guildford is the county town; with the remains of its 12th century Norman Castle, and modern-day cathedral, topped by a golden angel. Kingston-upon-Thames is probably historically more famous as being where seven Saxon kings were crowned. The Coronation Stone can still be seen in the old town centre, where ancient buildings sit alongside the modern shopping centre.

Surrey is full of historic country estates and gardens, picturesque villages with thatched cottages and working mills. Lewis Carroll often stayed with his sister at Guildford where he died in 1898. It should be noted that Croydon, Sutton, Cheam, Coulsdon, & Purley, although technically in Surrey, are now part of Greater London and are all in London boroughs so not covered by Surrey County Council. Kingston is a Royal borough and, although Surrey County Council HQ is in Kingston, it too is a London borough. County town: Guildford Other major towns: Croydon, Sutton, Cheam, Coulsdon, Epsom, Woking, Farnham, Dorking Surrey Places of Worship Regional projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference

• County Record Office

• Surrey History Centre

• East Surrey FHS

• West Surrey FHS

Countywide Interest

• Surrey Archaeology

• The Surrey Advertiser Research Site

• Pigots 1839 Directory of Surrey

• Exploring Surrey's Past

• Ideal Homes Suburbia In Focus

• The Weald: Kent, Surrey and Sussex

• Surrey Plus Wills

Specific Town and Village Interest

• The Parish of Aldbury

• Ash Museum

• Ash Vale & Aldershot - British & Canadian Military History

• Bisley History and Genealogy

• Pictures of Bisley

• Bramley History Society

• Brockham Village - includes some Parish Records

• Brookwood Cemetery Society

• Brookwood Hospital Archives

• Croydon History

• Croydon Local Studies Library

• Croydon Poor Law and Workhouse Records

• Elstead War Memorial

• Ewehurst History Society

• The Fallen of Ewhurst and Ellen's Green

• Frimley History, Trivia and Facts

• Frimley Green Village Community Website

• The Parish of Godalming

• History and Photographs of Godalming

• John Owen Smith's Website

• Horley LHS

• Jacob's Well

• Kingston upon Thames Historical Records

• The Knaphillian

• Langley Vale

• Parish Church of St Mary & St Nicholas, Leatherhead, Gravestone Records

• Normandy Historians

• Puttenham Surrey (inc. Wanborough)

• Puttenham - some Births and Baptisms

• Puttenham- some Burials

• Houses of Note in Reigate

• Richmond LHS

• Richmond-on-Thames Cemetery Services: Burial Register Search

• The Streatham Society

• Walton on the Hill and District Local History Society

• Wanborough Local History and Genealogy

• Wanborough Electoral Rolls and Kelly's Directory transcripts

• West Norwood Cemetery Database

• Wimbledon LHS

• Woking's Oral History

Maps and Photographs

• Maps of Kingston and Surbiton Cemeteries

• A Map of Surrey, 1768. By John Roque

• Photographs of Farnham in Surrey

Books of local interest

Surrey Record Society Volume XXXIX
Surrey Probate Inventories 1558-1603
Transcribed by D. M. Herridge
Surrey Record Society, 2005
ISBN 0 902978 14 4
Arranged in chronological order with indexes of items (classified), people, occupations and stations, and properties. Also includes a glossary of unfamilar words, eight illustrations (two in colour), and a very interesting introduction.

Other recommended books:

SHOTTERMILL - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 1 - Early Times to the 1700s

SHOTTERMILL - its Farms, Families and Mills. Part 2 - 1730 to the Early 20th Century

Both by Greta A. Turner and available from John Owen Smith

Register Office

Copy Certificate Information: Copy certificates

Guildford Register Office

Artington House
Portsmouth Road
Guildford, Surrey
GU2 4DZ
Tel 08456 009 009
E-mail registration.guildford@surreycc.gov.uk

Leatherhead Register Office

The Mansion
Church Street
Leatherhead
Surrey, KT22 8DP
Tel 01372 832800
E-mail registration.leatherhead@surreycc.gov.uk

Weybridge Register Office

Rylston
81 Oatlands Drive
Weybridge, Surrey
KT13 9LN
Tel 01932 794700
E-Mail registration.weybridge@surreycc.gov.uk

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