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St Edith of Polesworth, Shocklach, Church of England
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St Edith of Polesworth,
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Shocklach
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It was founded in 1538.
Worthenbury Road.
Church History
An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Caldecott, Church Shocklach and Shocklach Oviatt.
The district was affected by the following boundary changes:
- 1963 November 22 — (details not available)
Church Records
C = Christenings (Baptisms) ; M = Marriages ; B = Burials ; BTs = Bishop's Transcripts
Original Registers | C 1538-1873 ; M 1538-1837 ; B 1538-1981 — Cheshire Archives (P 308) C from 1874 ; M from 1837 ; B from 1981 — Church |
Microfilm Copies | C 1538-1979 ; M 1538-1979 ; B 1538-1981 — Cheshire Archives ; Family History Society of Cheshire ; Manchester Archives & Local Studies |
Bishop's Transcripts | 1585, 1588, 1599, 1601, 1603-06, 1610-11, 1613-15, 1617-18, 1622-31,1633-34, 1639, 1664, 1666-69, 1671-72, 1676-77, 1679-85, 1694, 1697-1706, 1708-60, 1763-1801, 1804-22, 1825-40, 1864-90 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives |
Copies and Indexes | M 1539-1837 (incomplete) — Bertram Merrell Marriage Index of Cheshire (1750-1836) M 1837-1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE40) B 1813-1899 — National Burial Index B 1813-1899 — published by the Family History Society of Cheshire |
Monumental Inscriptions | Published by the Family History Society of Cheshire, 1997 |
It is located at SJ4316750136 (Lat/Lon 53.045457, -2.84918). You can see this on maps provided by:
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