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St Peter, Macclesfield, Church of England
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St Peter,
Windmill Street,
Macclesfield
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It was founded in 1220.
Windmill Street.
Church History
Founded in 1844 as a district church for part of the township of Macclesfield (previously served by Macclesfield: St. Michael & All Angels). The boundaries of "The District of Saint Peter, Macclesfield" were described in the London Gazette on 5 November 1844:
"All that part of the parochial district of the parochial chapel of Macclesfield, in the.parish of Prestbury, and in the county and diocese of Chester, which lies to the south of the district of Saint Paul, Macclesfield."
Church Records
C = Christenings (Baptisms) ; M = Marriages ; B = Burials ; BTs = Bishop's Transcripts
| Original Registers | C 1846-1919 ; M 1849-1968 ; B 1849-1947 — Cheshire Archives (P 187) C from 1919 ; M from 1968 — Church |
| Microfilm Copies | C 1846-1919 ; M 1849-1937 ; B 1849-1947 — Cheshire Archives |
| Bishop's Transcripts | 1874-1876 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives ; Family History Society of Cheshire |
| Copies and Indexes | M 1849-1968 — Cheshire BMD (CE:1058) |
| Monumental Inscriptions | Published by North Cheshire Family History Society |
It is located at SJ9223572944 (Lat/Lon 53.253444, -2.117838). You can see this on maps provided by:
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