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St Oswald, Backford, Church of England

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St Oswald,
Church Lane,
Backford

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Cemeteries

The church has/had a graveyard.

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Church History

It was founded in 1500.

Church Lane

Church History

An ancient parish church, serving the townships of Backford, Caughall, Chorlton by Backford, Great Mollington and Lea by Backford.

Church Records

C = Christenings (Baptisms) ; M = Marriages ; B = Burials ; BTs = Bishop's Transcripts

Original Registers C 1562-1981 ; M 1562-1977 ; B 1573-1981 — Cheshire Archives (P 32)
C from 1981 ; M from 1977 ; B from 1981 — Church
Microfilm Copies C 1562-1981 ; M 1562-1964 ; B 1573-1981 — Cheshire Archives
C 1562-1859 ; M 1562-1838 ; B 1573-1875 — Manchester Archives & Local Studies, Family History Society of Cheshire
Bishop's Transcripts 1581, 1586, 1599-1600, 1602, 1604-05, 1607-10, 1613-17, 1618, 1619-24, 1626-27, 1632-34, 1636, 1638-41, 1663-64, 1669-71, 1674-77, 1679-81, 1685, 1690-91, 1694-1703, 1705-39, 1741-1826, 1828-30, 1832-40 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives
Copies and Indexes C 1562-1871 ; M 1562-1871 ; B 1573-1871 — Cheshire Parish Register Project
M 1695-1836 (incomplete) — Bertram Merrell Marriage Index of Cheshire (1750-1836)
M 1838-1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE3)
B 1678-1686 (register of burials in woollen) — Cheshire Archives
B 1813-1981 — National Burial Index
Monumental Inscriptions J. Hess, 1990 — Cheshire Archives ; Chester Library
Notes CB 1808-1812 — register missing
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It is located at SJ3980871713 (Lat/Lon 53.239014, -2.903337). You can see this on maps provided by:

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