Chapel Square Wesleyan Methodist, Clitheroe
Chapel Square,
Clitheroe
Lancashire
Church History
It was founded before 1895.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.
Maps
The church is/was located in the town centred on OS grid reference SD740410. You can see this on maps provided by:- this church marked on a Google map. (Use this to report a corrected location)
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- Has this church ever had a graveyard?