Visited 13th July 2016
Chiddingly lies in the flat "Low" Weald area of Sussex (as opposed to the hilly, iron-producing "High Weald") between East Hoathly and Hailsham. The parishes surrounding Chiddingly are East Hoathly, Waldron, Hellingly, Arlington, Selmeston, Chalvington, Ripe and Laughton.
A Vision of Britain: Chiddingly
With regard to genealogy, Chiddingly is a place which attracts people from the adjacent parishes.
In 1706 Isaac Gurre of Laughton married local girl, Elizabeth French. The couple had eight children, one pre-marital but all baptised in Chiddingly. Their second youngest child, Richard married Jane White in Chiddingly but all his children were baptised in Hellingly, though Richard and his wife were buried in Chiddingly. Richard's daughter Elizabeth married William Evenden in Chiddingly in 1787 and the couple had four children before Elizabeth died in 1795. Chiddingly parish had made several attempts to "remove" William, Elizabeth and their children back to William's home parish of Waldron and by 1801 William was back home. His daughter, Ann Evenden, married John Roser in Waldron in 1810.
There is a further connection to Chiddingly via Ann's husband John Roser. John's Uncle Richard (born in Framfield) moved to Chiddingly and, in 1788, married local girl, Barbara Bexhill and the couple baptised eight children in the parish church.
Finally my maternal grandparents were living in Lower Dicker at the time of their deaths in 1979. Both are buried in Chiddingly Churchyard.
The parish church has no dedication and lies at the western end of one of the hamlets which make up Chiddingly The structure of the church contains elements dating back to the 13th century, with modifications in the 14th, 15th, 17th and 19th centuries.
Heritage listing for the Parish Church, Chiddingly
Sussex Parish Churches: St Thomas á Becket, Framfield
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| Chiddingly Parish Church. | The original Churchyard, Chiddingly. |
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| The modern Churchyard extension, Chiddingly. | The Six Bells, Chiddingly. |
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