Wivelsfield, (West Sussex)

OPC for Wivelsfield is : Terry Bridger

Email: Terry Bridger.

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The Ote Hall Chapel was founded by the Countess of Huntingdon in 1778 and built in 1780.

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Wivelsfield is located about two miles south of Haywards Heath. The parish church is dedicated to St Peter & St John the Baptist. The small Norman and Early English church has a fine Saxon doorway.

Places of worship:

Church details, together with baptism, marriage, monumental inscription & burial records can be accessed by clicking on the church name.

Bethel Chapel

Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Ote Hall Chapel

St George's Retreat (Chapel)

St Peter & St John the Baptist

Census returns:

The OPC Database has no census returns for people residing in this parish yet.

People born in this parish but residing elsewhere:

8 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1851 census.

7 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1861 census.

3 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1871 census.

1 individual in the OPC Database for the 1891 census.

2 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1901 census.

Maps:

Grid reference: 534500, 120500 ~ View on: Google Maps, Open Street Map, Streetmap, National Library of Scotland Map or Oldmaps.

Militia records etc:

Roll of Honour have lots of information about the war memorial and other monuments in the parish

Other links relating to this parish:

Wivelsfield Parish Council have a comprehensive web site

Poll Registers:

The OPC database contains 72 poll register entries for people entitled to vote in this parish.

1641 Protestation Returns:

There are no protestation returns for this parish in the OPC database.

Gazettes:

The OPC database contains 56 entries for people associated with this parish mentioned in Gazettes.

Parish histories:

Wivelsfield Historical Society have regular meetings and have a History Study Group

Photographs:

There are 20 images depicting this parish in the OPC database.

POWPics (The new Roughwood churches album) contains 3 photographs of churches in this parish. This album will also display any postcards or other images of churches which are in the Sussex OPC database.

Postal directories:

The OPC database contains no postal directory entries for this parish.

1851 Post Office Directory for Wivelsfield

Publications:

There are no books about this parish in the Sussex OPC Bibliography.

There are 6 articles about this parish in the OPC Sussex Archeaological Collections Index.

There are 6 people from this parish in the OPC Sussex Archeaological Society Members Index.

Wills:

The OPC database contains no wills of people who lived in this parish.

The OPC database contains 2 wills which mention this parish.

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