St Thomas, Garstang - Church of England
Church Street,
Garstang
Lancashire
Cemeteries
The church has/had a graveyard.Church History
It was founded in 1327. The first Chapel of Ease was erected in 1327 on a site to the rear of the High Sreet; this was demolished and replaced by a new chapel in 1770 (illustrated). It occupies a plot in present day Church Street, which until then had been known as Tythe Barn Lane. It was first known as "All Saints Chapel,of Ease" and became St Thomas' Church in 1848. The Parish was established in 1881 as a separate entity to St Helens Church at Churchtown, some two miles to the SW of the town, and the main Anglican Church in the area for centuries. The graveyard at St Thomas's was first used in 1849, and extended in 1955.
1660
Church Records
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Original Registers
Baptisms
- 1824-1987 held by Lancashire Record Office PR 3240
Marriages
- 1881-2004 held by Lancashire Record Office PR 3240
Burials
- 1849-1856 held by Lancashire Record Office PR 3240
- 1881-1982 held by Lancashire Record Office PR 3240
Copies of Original Registers
Baptisms
- 1566-1678 held by Lancashire Record Office CS 104 - Printed
- 1824-1858 held by Lancashire Record Office PR 3240 - Manuscript
- 1881-1962 held by Lancashire Record Office Searchroom - Transcript
Marriages
- 1566-1678 held by Lancashire Record Office CS 104 - Printed
- 1881-1955 held by Lancashire Record Office Searchroom - Transcript
Burials
- 1566-1678 held by Lancashire Record Office CS 104 - Printed
- 1849-1856 held by Lancashire Record Office PR 3240 - Manuscript
- 1881-1981 held by Lancashire Record Office Searchroom - Transcript
Copies of Bishop's Transcripts
Baptisms
- 1786-1811 held by Lancashire Record Office DRB 2/76-82a - Microfilm
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