Hello Janet, If and when a small village church was closed the next nearest village church was used for BMD, this is noted in the Parish Register that the church was closed. The first recorded church in Hambledon was in 1291. The nearest church to Hambledon church is Chiddingfold, just along the road from Hambledon. The West Surrey Family History Society sells two small book on Hambledon, one at £2 and another at £5 small but full of pictures showing our ancestors. Kind regards Barbara Lewis Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants. UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: <ji.kelsey@xtra.co.nz> To: <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 12:58 AM Subject: [SRY] OLD ST PETER'S CHURCH, HAMBLEDON > Hi everyone, > > I wonder if sks can tell me when the old St Peter's Church in > Hambledon ceased to be in operation. I know the new Church was > opened in 1849, but I have some relatives who were born and said to > be baptised in Hambledon from 1835 to 1851 and I am wondering where > those before 1849 would have been baptised if the old church was > already closed. > > I have e-mailed the vicar, but have had no response. > > TIA > Janet > Auckland, NZ > ji.kelsey@xtra.co.nz