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Name | Shepperton |
Alt names | Charlton | source: village in parish | | Shepperton Green | source: village in parish | | Lower Halliford | source: neighbourhood in parish | | Upper Halliford | source: village in parish |
Type | Parish |
Coordinates | 51.388°N 0.454°W |
Located in | Middlesex, England ( - 1965) |
Also located in | Surrey, England (1965 - ) |
See also | Spelthorne Hundred, Middlesex, England | ancient subdivision covering the area until 1894 | | Staines, Middlesex, England | ecclesiastical parish of which it was historically a chapelry | | Staines Rural, Middlesex, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1930 | | Sunbury, Middlesex, England | urban district of which it was a part 1930-1974 | | Spelthorne District, Surrey, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia
Shepperton is now a suburban village in the Spelthorne District or Borough of Spelthorne, in the county of Surrey in England, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the centre of London, bounded by the Thames to the south and much of the east, and bisected by the M3 motorway in the northwest. Shepperton is equidistant between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury on Thames. It has an area of 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi) and according to the UK census of 2011 had a population of 9,753. The former parish (now a district ward) includes the villages or neighbourhoods of Charlton, Shepperton Green and Upper Halliford and Lower Halliford (all redirected here).
Shepperton is mentioned in a document of 959 AD and in the Domesday Book, where it was an agricultural village.
In the early 19th century resident writers and poets included Haggard, Meredith and Shelley. They were attracted by the Thames beside which they and other wealthy residents lived. Walton Bridge here was painted in 1754 by Canaletto and in 1805 by Turner, who grew up in nearby Brentford. Shepperton's accessibility was improved by Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock. The latter was built in the 1810s supporting the trade and agricultural barges and later the use of residential narrowboats.
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The suburbanisation of Shepperton began late for Middlesex, in the latter part of the 19th century, with the construction in 1864 of its railway — the owner of its manor, William Schaw Lindsay sponsored the venture which had aims to be extended via Chertsey and connect to the South Western Main Line. Shepperton's proximity to burgeoning London led to small businesses being established along its high street by the end of the century.
With its film studios and production facilities and electrified railway since the 1930s many more homes have been constructed; its population rose from 1,810 residents in the early 20th century to a little short of 10,000 in 2011. Much of the land is formed of protected flood meadows, small lakes or fertile alluvial soil farmland which in part form a green buffer to its motorway.
Historical Governance
Shepperton was historically a chapelry of the parish of Staines, later becoming a separate parish in its own right. From 1894 to 1930 it was part of Staines Rural District and from 1930 it was part of Sunbury Urban District. In 1965, Staines Urban District was one of the few parts of Middlesex not to be absorbed into Greater London, transferring instead to the non-metropolitan Spelthorne District or Borough in Surrey.
Research tips
Middlesex Research Tips
Parts of Middlesex were absorbed into London in 1889 (Inner London), and some in 1965 (Outer London). Depending on the specific location and the year being investigated it may be necessary to check London records as well as those of Middlesex.
- See wiki.familysearch.org under "Middlesex" for key information about the jurisdictions and records of Middlesex, plus links to indexes, reference aids and Family History Library holdings. As at October 2019 FamilySearch has updated its listings of Parish Registers, 1538-1912 for Westminster.
- The London Metropolitan Archives (40 Northampton Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0HB) holds records relating to the whole of Greater London. Ancestry (subscription necessary) has produced transcriptions and provides images of lists of baptisms, marriages, and burials in churches across Greater London. These lists start in 1813 and stretch into the 20th century.
- The Victoria History of the County of Middlesex is a series of volumes available online through British History Online. The volumes were written over the past hundred or so years by a number of authors and cover various sections of Middlesex. A list of the volumes and what each contains can be found under the source Victoria History of the County of Middlesex
- GENUKI has a long list of websites and archive holders in addition to London Metropolitan Archives above. (The list from GENUKI is not maintained so well that there is never a dead link in it. However, it is often worth googling the title given on the page just in case the contributor has reorganized their website.)
- GENUKI has a separate page for Middlesex references.
- GENUKI also has a list of the Archives and Local Studies Libraries for each of the boroughs of Greater London.
- Registration Districts in Middlesex and Registration Districts in London, are lists of the registration districts used for civil registration (births, marriages and deaths, as well as the censuses). There are linked supporting lists of the parishes which made up each registration district, the dates of formation and abolition of the districts, the General Register Office numbers, and the local archive-holding place. This work has been carried out by Brett Langston under the agency of GENUKI (Genealogy United Kingdom and Ireland) and UKBMD - Births, Marriages, Deaths & Censuses on the Internet.
Surrey Research Tips
Government
Administrative boundaries of the county of Surrey (Surrey History Centre. The centre has a website with a number of useful indexes--titheholders in various parishes, deaths at the county gaol, etc.)
- In 1889 the County of London was created, and the areas of the modern London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth were removed from Surrey. The records of these areas are held either by the London Metropolitan Archives or by the local boroughs, but the Surrey History Centre holds pre-1889 Quarter Sessions records for this area.
- Also in 1889, Croydon was made into a county borough exempt from county administration. Croydon became a London borough in 1965, and most Croydon records are held by the Croydon Local Studies Library and Archives.
- In 1965 more of Surrey was lost to London, with the creation of the London boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and an expanded Croydon. For these areas, records are held by the local boroughs (either in their archives or local studies libraries) or the Surrey History Centre. The London Metropolitan Archives may also have some material.
- In 1965 Staines and Sunbury were transferred from Middlesex to Surrey. In 1974 these areas became the new District of Spelthorne. Most records relating to the former Middlesex area are held by the London Metropolitan Archives.
- In February 2020 FindMyPast announced it had added a substantial number of baptisms, marriages and burials to its database for Surrey. FindMyPast is a pay website.
Registration Districts
- Registration Districts in Surrey from their introduction in 1837 to the present. By drilling down through the links you can follow any parish through the registration districts to which it was attached.
GENUKI provisions
The website GENUKI provides a very comprehensive list of reference sources for the County of Surrey. It includes:
- Archives and Libraries
- Church record availability for both Surrey and the former Surrey part of Greater London
- 19th century descriptions of the ecclesiastical parishes
- Lists of cemeteries
- Local family history societies
- A list of historic maps online
History
- The Victoria History of the County of Surrey is a series of three volumes available online through British History Online. The volumes were written over the past hundred or so years by a number of authors and cover various sections of Surrey. A list of the volumes and what each contains can be found under the source Victoria History of the County of Surrey. Both volumes 3 and 4 contain areas which are part of Greater London and parts of modern Surrey.
Maps
- The National Library of Scotland has a website which provides maps taken from the Ordnance Survey England & Wales One-Inch to the Mile series of 1892-1908 as well as equivalent maps for Scotland itself. The immediate presentation is a "help" screen and a place selection screen prompting the entry of a location down to town, village or parish level. These screens can be removed by a click of the "X". The map is very clear and shows parish and county boundaries and many large buildings and estates that existed at the turn of the 20th century. Magnification can be adjusted and an "overlay feature" allows inspection of the area today along with that of 1900. The specific map from the series can be viewed as a whole ("View this map") and this allows the inspection of the map legend (found in the left hand bottom corner. Becoming familiar with the various facilities of these maps is well worth the trouble.
Categories: Middlesex, England | Shepperton, Middlesex, England | Spelthorne Hundred, Middlesex, England | Staines Rural, Middlesex, England | Sunbury, Middlesex, England | Spelthorne District, Surrey, England
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