St Anne Lewes Sussex information

**Details about the church**
Field	Value
Other possible church names :	St Mary and St Peter Westout
Denomination of the Church	Church of England
The Church Website	https://www.stannelewes.org.uk/
Number of transcriptions	6835
First year for a transcription	1679
Last year for a transcription	1881
Last date a transcription added	07 Sep 2021
Last date church information changed	20 Jun 2023
Notes about the Church	The church was originally dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, mother of Jesus, and in 1538 the parish was united with that of St. Peter Westout, closer to the west gate of the town. St. Peter’s Church fell into disrepair and nothing now remains of it apart from a few stones set in a wall in Rotten Row. As early as 1537 St. Mary’s Church was being referred to as St. Anne’s, the mother of Mary, and there is evidence to suggest that the new name derived from an image of St. Anne venerated in the church before the Reformation.

**Number of records by decade**
Period Those periods with zero data may span several decades. The first may include pre 1530 records.	Baptisms	Marriages	Burials	Total
Transcribed by	William Hall,Jennifer Litton	William Hall,Jennifer Litton	William Hall,Jennifer Litton,Julie Piggott	William Hall,Jennifer Litton,Julie Piggott
1530–1669
1670–1679	1	3	3	7
1680–1689	62	73	88	223
1690–1699	67	56	88	211
1700–1709	44	55	84	183
1710–1719	26	107	58	191
1720–1729	56	136	66	258
1730–1739	61	61	76	198
1740–1749	56	49	63	168
1750–1759	56	44	51	151
1760–1769	48	48	65	161
1770–1779	74	29	80	183
1780–1789	83	29	67	179
1790–1799	73	71	78	222
1800–1809	328	126	327	781
1810–1819	288	170	235	693
1820–1829	225	148	144	517
1830–1839	260	141	165	566
1840–1849	151	119	139	409
1850–1859	169	86	181	436
1860–1869	198	68	210	476
1870–1879	305	60	202	567
1880–1889	28	9	18	55
1890–2029

Please note: due to different methods of record counting there may be discrepancies in the record totals on this page

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