Christ Church, Eaton (near Congleton), Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

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It was founded in 1857.

Church History

From 1858 the district church for most of the township of Eaton (previously served by Astbury: St. Mary). The boundaries of "The District Chapelry of Christ Church, Eaton" were described in the London Gazette on 2 August 1858: 

"All that part of the township of Eaton, in the parish of Astbury, ia the county and diocese of Chester which is not comprised within the limits of the particular district of Buglawton, in the same parish, county, and diocese." 

Church Records

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

Original Registers	C 1857-1937 ; B 1958-1978 — Cheshire Archives (P 250) C from 1937 ; M from 1958 ; B from 1978 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1857-1937 ; B 1858-1978 — Cheshire Archives
Bishop's Transcripts	1858-1896 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives
Copies and Indexes	M 1858-1997 — Cheshire BMD (CE:1038)
Monumental Inscriptions	Published by Macclesfield Ferrets/Graveyard Press, 1988

It is located at SJ8697465385 (Lat/Lon 53.185401, -2.196381). You can see this on maps provided by:

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