St Werburgh (old), Warburton - Church of England

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Wigsey Lane, Warburton, Cheshire.

Graveyard

This church had a graveyard.

History

This church was founded in 1611, but it closed in 1880.

Probably the site of an Saxon church.
1190 Short-lived Norman Priory on this site.
C1260 First church on this site.
C1590 Chancel area rebuilt.
1645 Church altered. Half-timbered chapel built.
1711 East end of chancel rebuilt & tower added.
1722 Gallery added.
1813 Wooden floor installed & new vestry built on side of tower.
1857 Chancel floor tiled & gallery removed.
1880 New Parish Church built on another site.
1971 Care passed to Churches Conservation Trust.

Records

Manchester Archives:
Baptisms-1611-1859.
Marriages-1611-1836.
Burials-1611-1863.

Maps

This church was located at OS grid reference SJ6972089583, which you can view on these on-line map websites:

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Streetmap.co.uk.
Old Maps (Historical Ordnance Survey Maps to view and buy).
www.magic.gov.uk
Nearby churches & cemeteries marked on a Google map.

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