Series
VISITATION BOOKS
Catalogue reference: DS/VB
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This record is about the VISITATION BOOKS dating from 1907 - 1951.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DS/VB
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Title (The name of the record)
- VISITATION BOOKS
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1907 - 1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains visitation returns for whole diocese 1907 - 1951. Visitation books usually contain annotated lists of parishes, parish clergy and churchwardens, arranged by rural deanery.
Visitation is the process by which a bishop oversees his diocese. Diocese Visitations (standardised in canons 109 to 119) are the act of the bishop, who visits persons and places in the diocese with a view of maintaining faith and discipline, and of correcting clerical and lay abuses. It was usual that the bishop held a primary visitation during the first year of office and then repeated as ordinary visitations at intervals of three to four years. The business of visitations and the hearing and judging of accusations was normally conducted not by the bishop in person, but by his official.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The visitation books are arranged usually under ancient parish with the ancient parishes in alphabetical order.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<span class="wrapper"><p>DS/VP Visitation Papers</p> <p>DS/VR Visitation Call Books</p></span>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4.00 linear feet
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Records not to be produced without the specific written permission of the Diocesan Registrar until they are 50 years old
Visitation books after 1915 may be consulted only with the permission in writing of the Church Commissioners and of the Diocesan Registrar
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited in 1963 by Church Commissioners (Ac/63/27) and by Southwark in 1965 (Ac/65/6)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/aa87c01b-28ea-4b08-8c49-89813d09c506/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
Within the fonds: DS
DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
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VISITATION BOOKS