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Chapel Lane Church of England, Coppull

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Church of England,
Chapel Lane,
Coppull
Lancashire

Cemeteries

The church has/had a graveyard.

Church History

It was founded before 1094.
The church (dedication unknown) , rebuilt in 1861, is a structure of brick in the Norman style, consisting of chancel, nave and an embattled western tower containing a clock and 2 bells : the font, reading desk and pulpit are of Caen stone : the stained east window was presented by Mrs. James Darlington in the year 1861, and there are smaller stained windows : the church has 350 marriages from 1843 and of burials from 1840. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £300 with residence, in the gift of the rector of Standish, and held since 1855 by the Rev. John Graham Hollingworth B.A. of Exeter College, Oxford.

from Slater's Directory, Lancashire 1895 .

Church Records

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Register Transcripts
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