A History of the English Parish: The Culture of Religion from Augustine to Victoria

Abstract

List of illustrations Abbreviations Part I. The Origins of the Parochial System: 1. Church and parish 2. Rectors and vicars 3. The bounds of the parish 4. The urban parish Part II. The Functions of the Parish: 5. The parish and its servants 6. The economics of the parish 7. The community and the parish 8. The parish and the church courts 9. The parish and popular culture Part III: The Parish and its Church: 10. The parish: its church and churchyard 11. The fabric of the church: the priest's church 12. The people's church Postscript.