St Stephen, Forest Chapel, Church of England

Church History

Built in 1683 as a chapel to Prestbury: St. Peter, becoming the district church for the townships of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough in 1906 (prevously served by Macclesfield: St. Michael & All Angels). The boundaries of "The District Chapelry of Macclesfield Forest with Wildboarclough" were described in the London Gazette on 6 March 1906:

"All that part of the said new parish of Macclesfield which is comprised within the townships of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough"

The district included the chapel of Wildboarclough: St. Saviour, and was affected by the following boundary changes:

• 1973 October 24 — reduced when the civil parish of Wildboarclough was transferred to Wincle: St. Michael, to form the combined district of "Wincle and Wildboarclough".

On 24 October 1973, the remainder of the district (comprising the civil parish of Macclesfield Forest) was amalgamated with that of Rainow: Holy Trinity, to form the combined district of "Rainow with Saltersford and Forest".

Church Records

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

Original Registers	C 1675-1929 ; M 1891-1968 ; B 1731-1971 — Cheshire Archives (P 88) C from 1929 ; M from 1972 ; B from 1973 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1675-1929 ; M 1891-1968 ; B 1731-1971 — Cheshire Archives ; Family History Society of Cheshire ; Macclesfield Library
Bishop's Transcripts	1812-1837 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives ; Family History Society of Cheshire
Copies and Indexes	C 1731-1902 — North Cheshire Family History Society M 1891-1972 — Cheshire BMD (CE:1059) B 1732-1744, 1780-1971 — National Burial Index B 1732-1744, 1780-1971 — published by North Cheshire Family History Society
Monumental Inscriptions	Published by North Cheshire Family History Society (edited by D. H. Way), 1981

It was located somewhere in the place at SJ621663 (Lat/Lon 53.192562, -2.56814). You can see this on maps provided by:

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