Talk:Parish (country subdivision)

If you are using the English language...

Then "parish" does mean the designated area round a church. In fact after William the Conqueror landed in England ALL LAND belonged to the Church or to the ruling class, who were French, of course. The limitation of church land was brought about gradually. Macdonald-ross (talk) 09:13, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

@Macdonald-ross: If we were to put this in the article, then we would need a source for this. However, I do not think this would necessarily apply to every instance of this kind of a parish, including instances of this in China or the United States. Correct me if I am wrong, however. MrMeAndMrMe_Talk 12:30, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

No, I agree it doesn't. But remember, it's been used in English before U.S. was even a country. I don't think China even comes into this, because "parish" is an English word and concept. It probably derives from the actions of W. the Conqueror after the battle of Hastings (he gave the churches to his main men). Macdonald-ross (talk) 15:02, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

@Macdonald-ross In that case, this should be discussed probably in the article about English administrative parishes: Civil parish. Though I suppose it would be a good idea to include a history of these types of parishes in this article. MrMeAndMrMe_Talk 16:03, 11 July 2024 (UTC)