St Peter, Stockport, Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

It was founded in 1765.

St. Peter's Square.

Church History

Founded in 1765 as a chapel to Stockport: St. Mary the Virgin. In 1839 it became a district church for part of the township of Stockport (previously served by Stockport: St. Mary the Virgin).

The district was affected by the following boundary changes:

• 1893 November 28 — reduced when part of the township of Stockport was transferred to Stockport: St. Augustine.

 

Church Records

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

Original Registers	C 1878-1999 ; B 1816-1935 — Cheshire Archives (P 322) C from 1999 ; M from 1988 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1878-1905 ; B 1816-1935 — Stockport Heritage Library
Copies and Indexes	C 1878-1977 ; B 1816-1935 (photocopies) — Stockport Heritage Library B 1816-1935 — National Burial Index B 1816-1935 — publsihed by North Cheshire Family History Society
Monumental Inscriptions	Transcript by North Cheshire Family History Society — Cheshire Archives

It is located at SJ8947690277 (Lat/Lon 53.409199, -2.159772). You can see this on maps provided by:

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