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St Mary the Virgin, Eccleston, Church of England

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St Mary the Virgin,
Church Road,
Eccleston

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Cemeteries

The church has/had a graveyard.

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Church History

It was founded in 1300.

Church History

An ancient parish church, serving the townships of Eaton by Chester and Eccleston. 

The district was affected by the following boundary changes: 

  • 1973 March 8 — amalgamated with the district of Pulford: St. Mary to form the combined district of "Eccleston and Pulford". 

 

Church Records

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

Original Registers C 1593-1892 ; M 1595-1833 ; B 1593-1885 — Cheshire Archives (P 87)
C from 1892 ; M from 1837 ; B from 1885 — Church
Microfilm Copies C 1593-1892 ; M 1595-1833 ; B 1593-1885 — Cheshire Archives ; Manchester Archives & Local Studies
Bishop's Transcripts 1599, 1603-04, 1610, 1614, 1617, 1623, 1631-34, 1638-39, 1663, 1666-71, 1675-79, 1681-84, 1704-32, 1734-59, 1761-79, 1782, 1784-89, 1791-96,1798-1805, 1807-1905, 1912 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives
Copies and Indexes C 1593-1892 ; M 1593-1833 ; B 1593-1885 (transcript/index by H. Fearnall) — Cheshire Archives
M 1595-1837 (incomplete) — Bertram Merrell Marriage Index of Cheshire (1750-1836)
M 1837-1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE21)
Monumental Inscriptions Transcript by H. Fearnall, 1970 — Cheshire Archives
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Maps

It is located at SJ4124862569 (Lat/Lon 53.156998, -2.880079). You can see this on maps provided by:

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