St John the Evangelist, Alvanley, Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

It was founded in 1790.

An ancient chapel to Frodsham: St. Lawrence. The present church was built in 1861 as the district church for the township of Alvanley. The boundaries of "The District Chapelry of Alvanley" were described in the London Gazette of 19 April 1861:

"All that part of the parish of Frodsham, in the county and diocese or Chester, which is comprised within the township of Alvanley".

The district was also affected by the following boundary change:

• 1930 May 27 — enlarged when the township of Manley was transferred from Frodsham: St. Lawrence.

C = Christenings (Baptisms) ; M = Marriages ; B = Burials ; BTs = Bishop's Transcripts

Original Registers	C 1809-1970 ; B 1791-1885 — Cheshire Archives (P 81) C from 1970 ; M from 1861 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1809-1970 ; B 1791-1885 — Cheshire Archives, Manchester Archives & Local Studies ; Family History Society of Cheshire
Bishop's Transcripts	1811-46, 1848-68, 1873-77 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives
Copies and Indexes	M 1861-1973 — Cheshire BMD (CW:102)

It is located at SJ4975674094 (Lat/Lon 53.261451, -2.754671). You can see this on maps provided by:

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