The headquarters of the Group are situated in St John’s Chapel, offering access to a variety of records including census, parish, and school documents, as well as maps, photographs, sale details, and literature about Westcott. A substantial portion of these resources has been digitized and is available for viewing in the Digital Archives section.
To aid in the research of ‘Who Lived Where and When in Westcott,’ the following are some of the registers and records available for consultation by appointment or via email:
- Census Returns 1841 – 1911
- Westcott National Schools Admissions from 1895 – 2001
- Parish Registers of Holy Trinity, Westcott
- Baptisms July 1852 – Dec 1999
- Marriages Nov 1852 – Dec 1999 (indexed)
- Burials Oct 1852 – Dec 1999 (indexed)
- Monumental inscriptions and burial plans relating to Holy Trinity churchyard.
- Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials at St John’s Chapel
- Tithe Apportionments for the Parish of Dorking (1840) and for the Ecclesiastical District of Westcott (1886)
- Selected large scale Ordnance Survey maps and aerial photographs
- Additional information is available from School Log Books (1863 to 1983), including a transcription of all individual entries, and from selected references to Westcott in the Dorking Advertiser (1898 to 1948).
- Electoral registers, street directories, newspaper extracts, wills etc.
- The Group has a record of Westcott-related material in Dorking Museum Library (which holds the bulk of the David Knight collection of Westcott photographs and ephemera), in the London Metropolitan Archives, Minet Library etc. as well as in the Surrey History Centre (where most known manorial documents are held) and is currently contributing to the Exploring Surrey’s Past project.