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| 3778 | Christenings | 159 | 339 | 303 | 162 | 206 | 294 | 385 | 549 | 636 | 587 | 155 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 826 | Marriages | 46 | 103 | 50 | 19 | 29 | 62 | 70 | 136 | 142 | 143 | 24 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 244 | Burials | 3 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 46 | 54 | 32 | 2 | |||||||
Books and other documents | |
| Published | Title, author and references |
| 1835 | The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex by Thomas Walker Horsfield, F.S.A. ⇒ p. 367 |
| 1852 | Notes on the churches in the counties of Kent, Sussex and Surrey by The Rev. Arthur Hussey, M.A. ⇒ p. 210 |
| 1857 | The Church of St Margaret, Buxted by The Rev. Henry Rosehurst Hoare ⇒ p. 208 |
| 1870 | A Compendious History of Sussex - Volume I. by Mark Antony Lower, M.A. ⇒ p. 94 |
| 1874 | Ecclesiastical History of the Deannery of South Malling by Edwin Hadlow W. Dunkin ⇒ p. 11 |
| 1929 | Buxted The Beautiful by K. H. Macdermott ⇒ p. 1; p. 24; p. 25; St Margarets p. ii |
| Historical records | |||||
| 1252 | History | St. Margaret’s Church | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| St. Margaret's Church was built in the middle of the 13th century and is reputed to have been consecrated in 1252, and no doubt it was due to the recent enrolment of Margaret among the saints that the church was dedicated in her honour. Local sandstone was used in the building of it and the plan included a nave, two aisles, north transept, chancel, tower and porch, with a vestry added later. | |||||
| 1281 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Roger de Grave | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| May 1281 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John de Sancto Martino Lewen | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1291 | History | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| In the Papal Registers under the date of 1291, a mandate was issued by the Pope to the Archbishop of Canterbury “to grant a licence, on the representation of John, Rector of Bocstede in the Dioc. of Chichester for building a chapel within the limits of his parish for the inhabitants of the town of Gelderegge (Gillridge) who in winter are hindered by floods and bad roads from coming to church and at present go to the neighbouring church of Withyhame, to the injury of the said rectory, it being exempt from the jurisdiction of the Bp. of Chichester and subject to the Archbishop.” | |||||
| Dec 1298 | History | St Margaret's | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| John de Lewes built the chancel of [St Margaret's] Church, wherein he was buried. The date of his death is unknown, but his tombstone still exists. Admonished in 1310 to reside in his rectory at Bocstede from which he had absented himself without just cause | |||||
| Dec 1298 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John de Lewes | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| Jun 1349 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Richard de Derby | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1349 to 1351 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John de Derby | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1351 to 1352 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John de Harewell | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1352 to 1358 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John de Severlee | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| Jan 1358 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend William de Gratyngdon | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| Feb 1361 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Avenel | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1361 to 1385 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Britellus Avenel | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1385 to 1392 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Prest | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| Jul 1392 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Wotton | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| Jan 1393 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Watton | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1399 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Lynton | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1399 to 1403 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend William Lullyngton | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1403 to 1426 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Roger Savage | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 30th Oct 1404 | History | the church of Buckstead | Horsfield's Sussex | ||
| William Heron, Lord Say, by his testament bearing date Oct. 30, 1404 (6th Henry IV), appointed Sir Robert Pebelow, Parson of Westbourne, Sir Piers, Vicar of Bourne, feoffees of the Brewose his lands, which fell to Elizabeth Lady Say, his wife, by inheritance, should deliver all those lands unto her next heir, on the Brewose his side, charging them as they could answer at the day of doom, to compleat an hospital which was begun at the church of Buckstead, of six or four poor men at least; and a chantry priest to govern them, the priest to have for his support ten marks, and every poor man five marks per annum. | |||||
| Dec 1426 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Stephen Overton | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1446 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Thomas Stokeys | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1446 to 1447 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Kelyng | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1447 to 1455 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend William Kele, M.A. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| Dec 1455 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Parkere | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1501 to 1533 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend William Rote, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1533 to 1554 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend William Levet, B.A. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| May 1545 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Richard Colyor | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1554 to 1558 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Alban Langdale, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1559 to 1573 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Thomas Fauden, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1568 | History | St. Margaret's Church | Lower's Sussex | ||
| Earliest Parish Registers | |||||
| 1573 to 1613 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | John Langworth, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| Apr 1574 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Ridley | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1611 to 1638 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Tichborne, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1638 to 1643 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Samuel Bernard, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1643 to 1662 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Stephen Street | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1662 to 1673 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Roger Middleton, M.A. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1673 to 1719 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Anthony Saunders, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1719 to 1723 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Robert Wake, M.A. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1723 to 1768 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend William Clarke, M.A. | St. Margaret's Church | ||
| 26th May 1764 | History | Buxted Church | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| Thomas Turner's Diary “ “Saturday, May 26. In the morn I went over to Framfeld, and, after taking an account of the gloves, hatbands, favours, etc., I set out for the funeral of Alice Stevens, otherwise Smith, natural daughter of Ben Stevens, at whose house she died. The young woman's age was twenty-eight years, and I think I never saw any person lament the death of any one more than Ben Stevens did for this poor girl, his daughter. As soon as it was possible we set out for Buxted Church, where she was to be buried with a large company of people, she being carried on men's shoulders; we arrived about twenty minutes past four, and where we heard an excellent sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. Lewson, curate of Buxted, from the 27th verse 9th chapter, Epist. Heb. – 'And it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.' The young woman was laid in the ground about fifty minutes past five.” | |||||
| 1768 to 1786 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Edward Clarke, M.A. | St. Margaret's Church | ||
| 1777 |  | St Margaret's Church, Buxted | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| 1783 |  | St Margaret's Church, Buxted by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm | Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, topographical artist | The Burrell Collection | |
| 1786 to 1815 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Matthias D'Oyley, M.A., rector of Buxted | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1815 to 1820 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend George D'Oyley, B.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1820 to 1846 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Christopher Wordsworth, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | ||
| c 1836 | History | the church [St Margaret's] | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| When the Earl of Liverpool was at Buxted Place he wished to remove the village elsewhere, so as to enlarge the park and render it more secluded. He accordingly offered to build new houses for the inhabitants anywhere in the parish they wished, if they would move, but the people refused, and stayed where they were. Lord Liverpool then declined to do any repairs to the property, and in course of time the houses fell into decay and became uninhabitable. The tenants had to move then, and the remains of the old village were swept away entirely. This was about 1836. Tradition has it that the Earl wished to remove the church as well, but public opinion was too strong for that vandalism, and the church [St Margaret's] stands to-day in its splendid isolation. | |||||
| 1846 to 1878 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Henry Kingsmill, B.A. | St. Margaret's Church | ||
| 1867 | Directory entry | St. Margaret's Church | Post Office Directory | ||
| The church of St. Margaret is a large and very ancient stone building in the Decorated style, and consists of nave, north and south aisles, chancel and tower containing 6 bells: here is an inscription to the memory of John de Lewis, without a date: a tomb, inscribed 1308 has a cross, with a priest in his robes, and other symbols. The register dates from 1568. The living is a rectory, valued at £718 per annum, with residence, in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and held by the Rev. Henry Kingsmill, B.A., of Trinity College, Oxford | |||||
| 1874 | Directory entry | St. Margaret's Church | Post Office Directory | ||
| The church of St. Margaret is a large and very ancient stone building in the Decorated style, and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, and tower containing 6 bells: here is an inscription to the memory of John de Lewis, without a date: a tomb, inscribed 1308, has a cross, with a priest in his robes, and other symbols: here are also two very fine stained glass windows, the work of, and presented by, Lady Catherine J. V. Harcourt. The register dates from the year 1568. The living is a rectory, valued at £718 per annum, with residence, in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and held by the Rev. Henry Kingsmill, M. A., of Trinity College, Oxford. | |||||
| c 1875 |  | Part of the 6 inch to 1 mile map of Sussex produced in 1875 by Ordnance Survey | St Margarets Church | ||
| 1878 to 1898 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend John Philip Gell, M.A. | St. Margaret's Church | ||
| 1882 | Directory entry | St. Margaret's Church | Kelly's Directory | ||
| The church of St. Margaret is a large and ancient stone building in the Early English and Decorated styles and consists of chancel, nave, aisles, a lady chapel on the north side of the chancel, north porch and a tower, with short spire, containing 6 bells : in the church is an inscription to John de Lewis, without a date ; there is also a brass, with the effigy of a priest vested and the date 1308 ; there are 5 good stained windows, two of which were the work of and were presented by the late Lady Catherine J. V. Harcourt, to whom a stained east window has been inserted, there is a piscina and sedilia in the chancel, a piscina in the lady chapel and a pulpit of ancient carved oak ; the organ was the gift of Lady Harcourt : over the porch is a rebus of the Alchorne family, representing a woman churning; an ancient oak chest, about 5 feet in length, in which the church records were formerly kept, stands in the north aisle: in the churchyard is the family vault of the Baldock and D'Oyley families. The register dates from the year 1567. The living is a rectory, net yearly value, £830, with residence and 58 acres of glebe, let for £50, in the gift of the Archbishop of Canterbury and held since 1878 by the Rev. John Philip Gell M.A, of Trinity College, Cambridge. ........... hours of service St. Margaret's Church, Rev. John Philip Gill M.A. rector ; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m | |||||
| 28th Aug 1898 | Death | Sarah Ann Jarrett | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted Burial Registers | |
| 1898 to 1921 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend George Slade Pownall, M.A. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1902 |  | Buxted Park, Church, Buxted photographed by Francis Frith | |||
 The Frith archive was founded by Francis Frith, the pioneer Victorian photographer, in 1860 and today contains over 365,000 photographs of some 7,000 towns and villages throughout Britain. Taken between 1860 and 1970 these form a topographical record of Britain without equal and is recognised as probably the only photographic collection of national importance in private hands in Britain today.The importance of the Frith archive is as a topographical and social record. It provides an amazingly detailed visual record of over 7,000 towns and villages, as well as illustrating the enormous social and structural changes which have taken place in Britain since 1860. Whilst some of the photographs are undoubtedly artistically outstanding, the real value of the archive lies in its scale. There is no other archive which can illustrate this period of British history so extensively or to such a high quality. | |||||
| 1905 |  | St Mary's Church, Buxted photographed by A.H. Homewood, Burgess Hill | Private collection | ||
| 1921 to 1925 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Thomas Clayton Twitchell, D.D. | St. Margaret's Church | Buxted The Beautiful | |
| 1925 | Occupation Rector of Buxted | Reverend Kenneth Holland MacDermott, L.Th., A.R.C.M. | St. Margaret's Church | ||
| c 1926 |  | St Margaret's Church, Buxted drawn by Colin M. Murray | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| c 1929 |  | Interior of St Margaret's Church, Buxted | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
| c 1935 |  | St Margaret's Church, Buxted | Buxted The Beautiful | ||
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