St Paul, Adlington - Church of England

St Paul,
Railway Road,
Adlington
Lancashire

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Church History

The church of St. Paul, erected in 1883-4, from designs by Messrs T. D. Barry and Son, of Liverpool, consists of chancel, with organ chamber and vestries, nave, aisles and south porch : the pulpit and font are of Caen stone and marble : there are 646 sittings, all of which are free. The register dates from the year 1839. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £300, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Manchester, and held since 1839 by the Rev. Thomas Carpenter M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin.
from Slater's Directory, Lancashire 1895

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Original Registers

Baptisms

1885-1909 held by Lancashire Record Office PR 3050 3115

Marriages

1885-1925 held by Lancashire Record Office PR 3050 3115

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