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Raikes Parade Wesleyan Methodist, Blackpool
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Raikes Parade,
Blackpool
Lancashire
Cemeteries
The church does not have a graveyard.Church History
It was founded in 1886. It closed in 2003.The Wesleyan Methodist church was formed in the 18th century from religous societies founded by John Wesley and his preachers. It suffered many secessions, but was the largest Nonconformist denomination in the 19th century. In 1932 the Wesleyan Methodists joined with the Primitive Methodists and the United Methodists to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain.
This site provides historical information about churches, other places of worship and cemeteries. It has no connection with the churches etc. themselves.
Church Records
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Original Registers
Baptisms
- 1890-1942 held by Lancashire Record Office MBP 5/1
Maps
It was located at SD3136836191 (Lat/Lon 53.817448,-3.043933). You can see this on maps provided by:
- This church marked on a Google map.
- StreetMap (Ordnance Survey maps)
- Open StreetMap
- Bing
- Google StreetView
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Old Maps (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain
- Google map showing nearby churches.