Seaforth
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SEAFORTH, a village and a chapelry in Sefton parish, Lancashire. The village stands on the coast, adjacent to the Liverpool and Southport railway, 4¼ miles N N W of Liverpool; and has a station on the railway, a post-office under Liverpool, and a hotel. The chapelry has no defined limits; but contains S. Hall, S. House, and numerous other good residences. The living is a p.curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £150.* Patron, Sir T. Gladstone. The church was built in 1815, and has an octagonal tower, with eight pinnacles.

John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

Cemeteries

Census

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Church History

Church Records

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Seaforth area is Sefton South.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Seaforth was a chapelry in the township of Down Litherland in the parish of Sefton.

Maps

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Seaforth was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the Lancashire Record Office.