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History¶

A church (perhaps of wood) may have been on the site of St James since before the Norman Conquest but the first record is found in the Domesday book.

The church is named for James the Greater, the brother of John, who was killed in Jerusalem for his convictions about his brother. James had spent some time preaching on the Iberian Peninsula. After James’ death, his disciples shipped his body to the Iberian Peninsula to be buried in what is now Santiago. Off the coast of Spain a heavy storm hit the ship, and the body was lost to the ocean. After some time, however, the body washed ashore undamaged, covered in scallops.

• Abinger and its Church
• A Chronology of Abinger
• Historical Photographs
• Disasters in the Church
  

Other Documents¶

• Abinger Parish Church by J A Gibbs (Churchwarden) Third Edition 1946
• Abinger and its Church, compiled by RJ du Bois in 1967 (available in the church - 30p).
• Abinger - some key dates in its history - Eric Burleton 2000
• The Most Lovely of Village Churches - Eric Burleton (2000), available in the church
• Abinger Pageant 1934
• Abinger Hammer - a short history and guide - Shirley Corke (out of print)
  
  

References ¶

Links to other sites with some information on local history are:

• A History of the County of Surrey 1911 - Abinger
• Historical photographs from the Frith collection
• Abinger Hammer- a short history: Shirley Corke
  
• The villages of Abinger Common & Wotton: Terence O'Kelly
  
• Surrey Villages: Pitt and Shaw
  
• Abinger Parish Church: J.A.Gibbs
  
• Abinger Church Records
  
• The Tillingbourne Valley Story: Peter Brandon
  
• Industrial History of the Mole Valley; Peter Tarplee
  
• Victorian History of the County of Surrey