St Nicholas, Burton, Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

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It was founded in 1086.

The Rake

Church History

An ancient parish church, serving the townships of Burton and Puddington.

Church Records

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

Original Registers	C 1538-1969 ; M 1538-1997 ; B 1538-1993 — Cheshire Archives (P 54) C from 1969 ; M from 1997 ; B from 1993 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1538-1969 ; M 1538-1966 ; B 1538-1993 — Cheshire Archives C 1538-1885 ; M 1538-1835 ; B 1538-1897 — Manchester Archives & Local Studies ; Birkenhead Central Library ; Family History Society of Cheshire C 1538-1969 ; M 1538-1835 ; B 1538-1897 — Neston Library
Bishop's Transcripts	1599-1603, 1606-10, 1613-14, 1617-19, 1621-25, 1629-30, 1632, 1634, 1636, 1638, 1642, 1658-60, 1666-76, 1679-85, 1695, 1722, 1724, 1763, 1779-98, 1800-30, 1855-1900 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives
Copies and Indexes	CMB 1538-1725 — published in F C Beazley, 'Notes on the Parish of Burton in Wirral ', Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, volume 59 (1907) CMB 1538-1871 — Cheshire Parish Register Project M 1722-1837 (incomplete) — Bertram Merrell Marriage Index of Cheshire (1750-1836) M 1841-1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE7) B 1538-1871 — National Burial Index

It is located at SJ3170474302 (Lat/Lon 53.261301, -3.025302). You can see this on maps provided by:

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