St Luke, Dunham on the Hill, Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

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It was founded in 1861.

Church History

Built in 1861 as a chapel to Thornton-le-Moors: St. Mary. In 1888 it became the district church for the townships of Dunham on the Hill and Hapsford (previously served by Thornton-le-Moors: St. Mary). The boundaries of "The District Chapelry of Saint Luke Dunham-on-the-Hill" were described in the London Gazette on 10 February 1888: 

"All that part of the said parish of Thornton-le-Moors which is comprised within and is co-extensive with the limits of the two townships of Dunham-on-the-Hill and of Hapsford." 

Church Records

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

Original Registers	C 1888-1985 ; M 1868-1877, 1890-1983 — Cheshire Archives (P 131) C from 1985 ; M from 1983 ; B from 1892 — Church
Microfilm Copies	M 1868-1877 — Cheshire Archives
Copies and Indexes	M 1868-1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE20)

It is located at SJ4722473069 (Lat/Lon 53.251992, -2.792455). You can see this on maps provided by:

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