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P 283 - Farnworth St. Luke Parish - 16th century-21st century

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Collection (Fonds)
Reference	P 283
Title	Farnworth St. Luke Parish
Date	16th century-21st century
Description	Registers: Baptisms 1538-2005, Marriages 1538-2010, Burials 1538-1993. Graves 1924-1984 Records other than registers 1860-1984. Baptisms at St John's Mission 1914-1919.
Access Conditions	Access to records containing personal information is subject to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Administrative History	An ancient chapelry in the Lancashire parish of Prescot, originally dedicated to St Wilfrid until its rededication to St. Luke. In 1859 it became a parish church, serving the Lancashire townships of Bold, Cronton, Cuerdley, Ditton, Great Sankey, Penketh, and part of Widnes. St. John's Mission opened in 1914 and closed in 1942. Farnworth was transferred from Lancashire to Cheshire in 1974. For later records, see also the parishes of Great Sankey and Widnes St. Ambrose.

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