Falmer, (East Sussex)

OPC for Falmer is : Alex Voice

Email: Alex Voice.

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Falmer, situated west of Lewes, is 4 miles north-east of Brighton.

The church was rebuilt in 1817 and occupies a pleasant location adjacent to a large pond.

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Today, the parish is dominated by the Sussex and Brighton Universities, and is unfortunately bisected by a busy dual carriageway.

Places of worship:

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

St Laurence

Census returns:

People residing in the parish:

493 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1841 census.

People born in this parish but residing elsewhere:

7 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1851 census.

17 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1861 census.

13 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1871 census.

10 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1891 census.

4 individuals in the OPC Database for the 1901 census.

Maps:

Grid reference: 535500, 108800 ~ View on: Google Maps, Open Street Map, Streetmap, National Library of Scotland Map or Oldmaps.

Other links relating to this parish:

Land Tax returns (1826 - 1828)

Poll Registers:

The OPC database contains 26 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 2 entries for people associated with this parish mentioned in Gazettes.

Photographs:

There are 24 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.

The OPC database contains the following directory sections which cover this parish.

1791 Universal British Directory for Brighthelmstone.

1867 Kelly's Directory for Falmer is available on the GENUKI site

1851 Post Office Directory for Falmer

Publications:

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

There is 1 article about this parish in the OPC Sussex Archeaological Collections Index.

There are no people from this parish in the OPC Sussex Archeaological Society Members Index.

Wills:

The OPC database contains 1 will of someone who lived in this parish.

The OPC database contains no wills that mention this parish.

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