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St Wilfred, Northenden, Church of England

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St Wilfred,
Ford Lane,
Northenden

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Cemeteries

The church has/had a graveyard.

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Church History

It was founded in 1563.

Church History

An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Northenden and Northen Etchells, and a small part of the township of Baguley. 

On 1 April 1931 the whole district served by St. Wilfrid's church was transferred from Cheshire to the county of Lancashire, and on 18 May 1934 the church was transferred from the diocese of Chester to the diocese of Manchester. 

Church Records

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

Original Registers C 1561-1914 ; M 1564-1900 ; B 1561-1853 — Manchester Archives & Local Studies
Microfilm Copies C 1561-1914 ; M 1564-1900 ; B 1561-1853 — Manchester Archives & Local Studies
Bishop's Transcripts 1608, 1611, 1619-24, 1627-29, 1631-37, 1639-41, 1663, 1665-84, 1708-1877 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives ; Family History Society of Cheshire
Copies and Indexes CMB 1563-1680 (transcript by C. Bratt) — Cheshire Archives
CMB 1563-1871 (transcript by C. Bratt) — Manchester Archives & Local Studies
M 1563-1837 — North & East Cheshire Marriage Index - may be viewable at subscription sites such as ancestry or findmypast
M 1716-1837 (incomplete) — Bertram Merrell Marriage Index of Cheshire (1750-1836)
Monumental Inscriptions Published by the Family History Society of Cheshire, 1969
Published by the Family History Society of Cheshire (Altrincham Group), 1986
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It is located at SJ8323690052 (Lat/Lon 53.407014, -2.25363). You can see this on maps provided by:

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