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Christ Church, Timperley, Church of England
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Christ Church,
Thorley Lane/Ridgeway Road,
Timperley
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It was founded in 1849.
Thorey Lane/Ridgeway Road.
Church History
Built in 1849 as a chapel to Bowdon: St. Mary. In 1852 it became the district church for the townships of Timperley and Baguley, and part of the township of Altrincham (previously served by Bowdon: St. Mary).
The district was affected by the following boundary changes:
- 1867 November 5 — reduced when part of the township of Altrincham was transferred to Altrincham: St. John the Evangelist.
- 1868 June 15 — reduced when the township of Baguley and part of the township of Timperley were transferred to Baguley: St. John the Divine.
- 1934 May 18 — reduced when the part of the township of Baguley was transferred to Baguley: St. John the Divine.
The district also included the chapel of Timperley: St. Andrew, and the mission church of Hale: St. David.
Church Records
C = Christenings (Baptisms) ; M = Marriages ; B = Burials ; BTs = Bishop's Transcripts
Original Registers | C 1851-1976 ; M 1853-1981 ; B 1854-1971 — Cheshire Archives (P 238) C from 1976 ; M from 1981 ; B from 1971 — Church |
Microfilm Copies | C 1851-1900 ; M 1853-1904 ; B 1854-1919 — Cheshire Archives |
Bishop's Transcripts | 1852-1888 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives |
Copies and Indexes | M 1853 — Cheshire BMD (TR:CE26) |
Monumental Inscriptions | Published by the Family History Society of Cheshire (Altrincham Group), 1993 |
It is located at SJ7908388187 (Lat/Lon 53.390101, -2.315976). You can see this on maps provided by:
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