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St Thomas of Canterbury, Chester, Church of England

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St Thomas of Canterbury,
Parkgate Road/Cheyney Road,
Chester

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Cemeteries

The church does not have a graveyard.

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Church History

It was founded in 1872.

Parkgate Road. 

Church History

Built in 1871 as a chapel to Chester: St. Oswald. In 1881 it became the district church for the part of St. Oswald's ancient parish lying outside the city walls, comprising the townships of Bache, Croughton, Iddinshall, Saighton, Wervin, and parts of Blacon cum Crabwall, Upton and the City of Chester (see Chester: St. Oswald for subsequent boundary changes). 

Church Records

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

Original Registers C 1872-1948 ; M 1877-1969 — Cheshire Archives (P 29)
C from 1949 ; M from 1969 — Church
Microfilm Copies C 1872-1945 ; M 1877-1969 — Cheshire Archives
C 1872-1945 ; M 1877-1931 — Manchester Archives & Local Studies ; Family History Society of Cheshire
Copies and Indexes M 1877-1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE15)
Notes B — none
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Maps

It is located at SJ4022167203 (Lat/Lon 53.198525, -2.896303). You can see this on maps provided by:

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