St John the Evangelist, Lostock Gralam, Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

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It was founded in 1842.

Station Road 

Church History

Founded in 1844 as the district church for the townships of Birches, Hulse, Lach Dennis, Lostock Gralam and Wincham (previously served by Witton: St. Helen and Great Budworth: St. Mary & All Saints). Including the chapel of Lach Dennis: All Saints.

The district was also affected by the following boundary changes: 

• 1875 March 19 — reduced when part of the township of Wincham was transferred to Marston: St. Paul. 
• 1930 December 2 — reduced when an area including Lostock Salt Works was transferred to Witton: St. Helen. 
• 1930 December 2 — enlarged when an area including Wincham Brook Pumping Station, part of Renshaw Street, Hewitt Street, Austin Street, Brick Works, and the eastern side of Ann Street was transferred from Witton: St. Helen, together with the south-eastern extremity of the latter district. 

 

Church Records

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

Original Registers	C 1844-1930 ; M 1863-1942 ; B 1845-1940 — Cheshire Archives (P 61) C from 1930 ; M from 1942 ; B from 1940 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1844-1930 ; M 1863-1942 ; B 1845-1940 — Cheshire Archives
Bishop's Transcripts	1892 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Archives
Copies and Indexes	M 1863-1974 — Cheshire BMD (CW:134)
Monumental Inscriptions	Published by the Family History Society of Cheshire, 1992

It is located at SJ6918374785 (Lat/Lon 53.26915, -2.463526). You can see this on maps provided by:

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