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ED - Diocese of Chester - 16th century-21st century

A - Administration

1 - Bishop's Act Books - 1502-2002

2 - Bishop's Registers - 1525-1944

3 - Bishop's Miscellaneous Registers and Surveys

4 - Subscription Books - 1669-1979

5 - Ordination Papers

6 - Miscellaneous Returns

1 - Valuation of Benefices - 1704-1706

2 - Papists and Reputed Papists - 1706

3 - Schools - 1716-1719

4 - Valuation of Benefices - 1716-1718

1 - Alvanley [FR] - 10 May 1717

2 - Aston [FR] - 10 May 1717

3 - Bidston [WR] - 28 Mar. 1717

4 - Bromborough [WR] - 26 Apr. 1717

5 - Burton [WR] - 14 Mar. 1716/7

6 - Chelford [MC] - 15 May 1717

7 - Daresbury [FR] - 25 Apr. 1717

8 - Disley [MC] - 17 May 1717

9,10 - Halton [FR] - 23 Feb. 1715/6

11 - Hanmer [BA] - 13 May 1717

12 - Heswall [WR] - 24 May 1717

13 - Knutsford [FR] - 16 May 1717

14 - Little Budworth [MD] - 15 May 1717

15 - Lower Peover [FR] - 10 May 1717

16 - Macclesfield [MC] - 16 May 1717

17 - Macclesfield Forest [MC] - 16 May 1717

18 - Marple [MC] - 17 May 1717

19 - Marton [MC] - 16 May 1717

20 - Mottram [MC] - 17 May 1717

21 - Overchurch [WR] - 30 Mar. 1717

22 - Over Peover [FR] - 10 May 1717

23 - Overton [BA] - 13 May 1717

24 - Pott Shrigley [MC] - 16 May 1717

25 - Poynton and Norbury [MC] - 17 May 1717

26 - Ringley [MN] - 13 Jun. 1717

27 - Ringway [FR] - 18 May 1717

28 - Rostherne [FR] - 18 May 1717

29 - Saddleworth [MN] - 13 Jun. 1717

30 - Shotwick [WR] - 4 Mar. 1716/7

31,32 - Siddington [MC] - 16 May 1717

33 - Stoke [WR] - 14 Mar. 1716/7

34 - Weaverham [FR] - 10 May 1717

35 - Whitegate [MD] - 15 May 1717

36 - Wincle [MC] - 16 May 1717

37 - Witton [FR] - 10 May 1717

38 - Letter from Thomas Waite, Commissary of Richmond - 25 Sep 1716

39 - Valuation lists for deaneries of Richmond and Catterick, Amounderness, Buroughbridge, Kendal and Lonsdale - [1716]

40 - Valuation list for Richmond Deanery - 6 May 1717

41 - An accompt of the respective Values . . . within the Several Deanaryes of Copeland, Furnesse, Kendall & Lonsdall omitted in the former Return - 11 Nov 1717

42 - Valuation list for Boroughbridge Deanery - Jan 1718

5 - Papists - 1717, 1767

6 - Schools and Charities - 1718-1725

7 - Article of Enquiry preparatory to Visitation - 1722

8 - Townships and Churchwardens - 1724

9 - Schools - 1815

10 - Miscellanea - c.1717-1718

11 - Health of Clergy - 1971-1972

12 - Returns re ecclesiastical charities for church purposes held by vicars and churchwardens - 1921

7 - Returns of Parochial Statistics - 1902-1938

8 - Rural Deans and Deaneries

9 - Surrogates' papers - 1754-1949

10 - Convocation papers

11 - Cathedral papers

12 - Commissioners in Ecclesiastical Causes

13 - Dissenting Places of Worship

14 - Church Briefs - 1670-1678

15 - Diocesan Handbooks - 1859-2017

16 - Diocesan Gazettes, Leaflets, News etc - 1887-2008

17 - Archdeaconries

18 - Patronage Registers - 1898-1999

19 - Applications for Archdeacons certificates - 1971-1979

20 - Clergy Index

21 - Diocesan administration: miscellaneous papers

B - Bishop's Transcripts - 16th century-20th century

C - Consistory Court records - 16th century-20th century

E - Bishopric of Chester estate records - 18th century-19th century

M - Diocesan administrative organisations

P - Parish bundles and Faculty papers - 16th-21st century

R - Diocesan Registrar

T - Tithe documents

V - Visitations

X - Chester Diocese: miscellaneous papers