{"id":7254,"date":"2022-07-25T18:49:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T18:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=7254"},"modified":"2026-04-26T11:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:28:28","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=7254","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7254\" class=\"elementor elementor-7254\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-581432f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"581432f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc23d4\" data-id=\"7bc23d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0c2a5 noprint elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0b0c2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cce28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37cce28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of the Church in Abinger<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2f1f8 noprint elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fb2f1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a85a294 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a85a294\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d600ee4\" data-id=\"d600ee4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e1d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5e1d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=8828\">A Chronology of Abinger<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-churches-of-wotton-abinger-oakwwod-fairbank.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Churches of Wotton, Abinger and Oakwood F R Fairbank MD, FSA 1911<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-History-of-Abinger-Farrer-1922-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The History of Abinger, Farrer 1922<\/a>, (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-History-of-Abinger-Farrer-1922.pdf\">original scan<\/a>)<\/li><li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Josefin Sans', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/abinger-and-its-church-1994-duBois.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abinger and its Church<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary );\"> compiled by RJ du Bois in 1967 (available in the church &#8211; 30p)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Abinger-some-key-dates-in-its-history.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abinger &#8211; some key dates in its history<\/a> Eric Burleton 2000<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PapersOnAbingerChurchJAGibbs1938.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Papers by J A Gibbs.<\/a> 1-Introduction; 2-Fabric and Contents; 3-The Church in 1855; 4-Changes 1856 to 1938; 5-The Church in 1938 with Historical Details; 6-The Churchyard and its History; 7-The Benefice of Abinger; Boundaries, Maps and Populations of the Ecclesiastical and Civil Parishes of Abinger and of Neighbouring Parishes.\u00a0It is from these papers that Gibb&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AbingerParishChurch-Third-Ed-1946-Gibbs.pdf\">Abinger Parish Church<\/a>, printed in 1938, was abridged. <br \/>These papers transcribed by Philip Rawlings from a duplicate original in the Parish vestry. J A Gibbs, Churchwarden, died 1949.<\/li><li>Inscriptions and Graves in Abinger Church and Graveyard &#8211; AJ Gibbs 1934 (scanned): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.-Inscriptions-inside-the-Church.pdf\">1.\u00a0 Inscriptions inside the church <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2.-Inscriptions-outside-the-church.pdf\">2. Inscriptions outside the church<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.-Inscriptions-on-plate-etc.pdf\">3. Inscriptions on plate etc.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1.-Inscriptions-inside-the-Church.pdf\">iptions inside the Church<\/a>; 2. Inscriptions outside the church; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/3.-Inscriptions-on-plate-etc.pdf\">3. Inscriptions on plate etc.;\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.-Inscribed-monuments-no-longer-existing1933.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4. Inscriptions on monuments no longer existing in 1934<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/5.-Churchyard-Graves.pdf\">5. Churchyard Graves<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Abinger-Church-1943.pdf\">Abinger Church JA Gibbs 1943<\/a><\/li><li><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AbingerParishChurch-Third-Ed-1946-Gibbs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abinger Parish Church<\/a>, J A Gibbs (Churchwarden) Third Edition 1946. [Introduction from JA Gibbs, Parish Magazine 1939]<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Inscriptions-and-Graves-in-Abinger-Church-and-Churchyard-1934.pdf\">Inscriptions and Graves<\/a> in Abinger Church and Churchyard &#8211; JA Gibbs 1934<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=8060\">Disasters in the Church<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/rectors-since-1286\/\">Rectors since 1286\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=8718\">Historical Photographs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=7264\">Abinger Pageants<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd868f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd868f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98bca99\" data-id=\"98bca99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421e6c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"421e6c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Registers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f11319 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f11319\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3285e97\" data-id=\"3285e97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f719371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f719371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=12824\">Parish registers<\/a> since 1559<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca25af9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca25af9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c24f1a1\" data-id=\"c24f1a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213bb99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"213bb99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Historical Documents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df285c7 elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df285c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f793ce\" data-id=\"8f793ce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854db65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"854db65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Abinger-1911.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A History of the County of Surrey [1911] &#8211; Abinger<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=12401\">The Abinger Chronicle 1939-1944<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjameschurchabinger.org\/?page_id=17586\">The Abinger Monthly Record<\/a><\/li><li>Historical photographs from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francisfrith.com\/abinger\/photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Frith collection<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Villages-Abinger-Common-Wotton-Surrey\/dp\/B001OQ1Y7C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The villages of Abinger Common &amp; Wotton: Terence O&#8217;Kelly<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.co.uk\/servlet\/BookDetailsPL?bi=841857610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Surrey Villages: Pitt and Shaw<\/a><\/li><li>The Tillingbourne Story: Peter Brandon<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk\/content\/a-guide-to-the-industrial-history-of-mole-valley-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Industrial History of the Mole Valley; Peter Tarplee<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of the Church in Abinger A Chronology of Abinger The Churches of Wotton, Abinger and Oakwood F R Fairbank MD, FSA 1911 The History of Abinger, Farrer 1922, (original scan) Abinger and its Church compiled by RJ du Bois in 1967 (available in the church &#8211; 30p) Abinger &#8211; some key dates 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