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P 6 - Davenham St Wilfrid parish - 16th century-20th century

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Collection (Fonds)
Reference	P 6
Title	Davenham St Wilfrid parish
Date	16th century-20th century
Description	Registers: Baptisms 1560-1943. Marriages 1560-1988. Burials 1560-1937. Baptisms at Leftwich, Farm of the Good Shepherd, 1953-1970. Records other than registers 1635-1989.
Extent	0.61m3
Access Conditions	P6/9477 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 parish church, originally serving the townships of Bostock, Davenham, Eaton [nr. Davenham], Leftwich, Moulton, Newhall [nr. Davenham], Shipbrook, Shurlach, Stanthorne, Wharton, Whatcroft, and part of Rudheath. For later records, see also the parishes of Byley cum Lees, Dane Bridge, Moulton, Rudheath, Wharton and Witton. The Farm of the Good Shepherd, Leftwich, opened in 1952 as a chapel of ease to Davenham, and closed in 2004.

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