Broadwater is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.
Other places in the parish include: Worthing.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1558
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1571
Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Independent/Congregational, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
- Horsham
- West Tarring
- Lancing
- Nuthurst
- Findon
- Sompting
- Worthing
Parish History
Broadwater
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BROADWATER, a village, a parish, and a subdistrict, in worthing district, Sussex. The village stands near the South Coast railway, 1 mile N of Worthing; and has a post office under Worthing.
It was formerly a market-town, under the Camois family, who had a castle adjacent to it; and it still has fairs on 22 June and 29 Oct.
The parish includes also the township and town of Worthing. Acres, 2,560; of which 320 are water. Real property, £34,453. Pop., 6,466. Houses, 1,188. The property is much subdivided. Offington, anciently the seat of the Lords Delawarr, now that of J. F. Danbury, Esq., is about ½ a mile W of the village.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £600. Patron, the Rev. E. K. Elliott. The church is cruciform, and was restored in 1854.
The vicarage of Christchurch and the p. curacies of Worthing and St. George are separate benefices. Charities, £25.
The subdistrict contains five parishes. Pop., 8,387.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Cemeteries ( 2 )
Burial registers, 1863-1900
Author: Broadwater Cemetery (Sussex)
St. Mary’s Church and churchyard, parish of Broadwater, hundred of Brightford, rape of Bramber, county of Sussex
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Broadwater, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Census – Indexes ( 9 )
Broadwater 1851 census : an index of the 1851 census of Broadwater
Author: Clark, Harry; Clark, Margaret
Broadwater 1861 census : an index of the 1861 census of Broadwater
Author: Clark, Harry; Clark, Margaret
Broadwater 1871 census : an index of the 1871 census of Broadwater
Author: Clark, Harry; Clark, Margaret
Broadwater 1891 census : an index of the 1891 census of Broadwater
Author: Clark, Harry; Clark, Margaret
Index to streets and houses in the 1851 census, Broadwater and Worthing
Author: Iden, R.
Index to streets and houses in the 1851 census, Broadwater and Worthing
Author: Iden, R.
Index to streets and houses in the 1881 census [of] Broadwater, Worthing, Heene and West Tarring
Author: Iden, R.
Index to streets and houses in the 1881 census, Broadwater, Worthing, Heene and West Tarring
Author: Iden, R.
Index to streets and houses in the 1881 census, Broadwater, Worthing, Heene and West Tarring
Author: Iden, R.
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Church records ( 8 )
Bishop’s transcripts of baptisms at Worthing-St. George, 1870-1918
Author: Church of England. Worthing-St. George (Sussex)
Bishop’s transcripts of Broadwater, 1571-1936, 1571-1936
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Broadwater (Sussex)
Parish register transcripts, 1558-1746
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Broadwater (Sussex)
Parish register transcripts, 1571-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Broadwater (Sussex); Burchall, M. J. (Michael John)
Parish registers of Broadwater, 1558-1901
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Broadwater (Sussex)
Rate books of Broadwater, 1818-1897
Author: Broadwater (Sussex)
Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts of Broadwater, Sussex, England, 1571-1640
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of Broadwater (Sussex)
Transcripts of, and extracts from, records of the past : from inscriptions on brasses, tablets, tombs, tombstones and windows in the churches and churchyards of West Tarring, Broadwater and Christ Church, Worthing
Author: Sayers, Edward
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Land and property ( 1 )
Rate books of Broadwater, 1818-1897
Author: Broadwater (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Military records – Army – Militia ( 1 )
Poor law records of Broadwater, 1672-1846
Author: Broadwater (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Occupations ( 1 )
Poor law records of Broadwater, 1672-1846
Author: Broadwater (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 2 )
Poor law records of Broadwater, 1672-1846
Author: Broadwater (Sussex)
Rate books of Broadwater, 1818-1897
Author: Broadwater (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Probate records ( 1 )
Indenture and probate records with an index to court rolls, Sussex, 1829-1897
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Broadwater, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sussex)
Rate books of Broadwater, 1818-1897
Author: Broadwater (Sussex)
England, Sussex, Broadwater – Voting registers ( 1 )
Poor law records of Broadwater, 1672-1846
Author: Broadwater (Sussex)
Directories
Worthing Sussex Fashionable Directory 1831 – Lists nobility & gentry, teachers, solicitors, house agents, milliners, perfumers, saddlers and other trades.
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps – Broadwater
Vision of Britain historical maps – Worthing
Administration
- County: Sussex
- Civil Registration District: Worthing
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the
- Archdeaconry of Chichester
- Diocese: Chichester
- Rural Deanery: Storrington
- Poor Law Union: East Preston
- Hundred: Brightford
- Province: Canterbury