Hastings (Parish of St Mary in the Castle), Sussex

Location

St Mary in the Castle is one of a number of ancient parishes within the town of Hastings.

Parish Church

Although an ancient parish, the present church building was erected during the 1820's on a new site. Its dedication reflects the earlier church, then a ruin, on the cliff top above the current site. The present church building has ceased to be used as a place of worship and became an arts centre in 1998. See http://stmaryinthecastle.co.uk/building/.

The former Parish (CofE) Church of St Mary in the Castle can be found here on Google Street View.

See also http://www.sussexparishchurches.org/spc_V31/east-sussex/17-east-sussex-h-k/221-hastings-st-mary-in-the-castle-old-and-new

Parish Registers

Parish registers have been deposited with the East Sussex Register Office. Their holding of registers can be found in their Guide to Church and Cemetery Registers linked from The Keep Leaflets and Guidance Notes. The September 2015 edition of the Guide to Church and Cemetry Registers indicates the following holding of original registers

Baptisms	1828-1970
Marriages	1828-1969
Banns		1828-1970
Burials		1828-1900

Adjacent (pre 1832) Parishes

To the east of St Mary in the Castle, Hastings lies the Parish of St Clements, Hastings. To the south lies the English Channel. The Parishes of Holy Trinity, Hastings, St Mary Magdalene, Hastings and GB_SSX_Hollington lie to the west. The Parish of Ore is to the north and east.

Gleanings from

• Hastings (St Mary in the Castle) Census Returns
  • 1851 Census Hastings (St Mary in the Castle)