St Werburgh (old), Warburton - Church of England

All photographs Copyright David Lindley

Wigsey Lane, Warburton, Cheshire.

Cemeteries

This Church had a graveyard.

Church 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.

Church Registers

Manchester Central Library:
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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