St Mary the Virgin, Thornton-le-Moors, Church of England

The church has/had a graveyard.

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It was founded in 1574.

Church History

An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Dunham on the Hill, Elton, Hapsford, Thornton-le-Moors and Wimbolds Trafford.

The district was affected by the following boundary changes:

• 1888 February 10 — reduced when the townships of Dunham on the Hill and Hapsford were transferred to Dunham on the Hill: St. Luke.

On 27 October 1971 the parish was abolished and its area transferred to Ellesmere Port: Christ Church.

Church Records

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

Original Registers	C 1574-1998 ; M 1575-1999 ; B 1574-1898 — Cheshire Archives (P 163) C from 1998 ; M from 1999 ; B from 1898 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1574-1901 ; M 1575-1837 ; B 1574-1898 — Cheshire Archives ; Family History Society of Cheshire ; Manchester Archives & Local Studies ; Ellesmere Port Library
Bishop's Transcripts	1588, 1601, 1611, 1614-17, 1623, 1625, 1627-35, 1637, 1639-41, 1663, 1666, 1668-77, 1679-82, 1684, 1689-91, 1694-1701, 1703-61, 1763-1889  (microfilmed) ; 1890-91 — Cheshire Archives
Copies and Indexes	M 1574-1753 ; B 1641-1666 (transcripts) — Cheshire Archives M 1701-1837 (incomplete) — Bertram Merrell Marriage Index of Cheshire (1750-1836) M 1790-1837 — North & East Cheshire Marriage Index - may be viewable at subscription sites such as ancestry or findmypast M 1837-1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE46)

It is located at SJ4415974565 (Lat/Lon 53.265124, -2.838652). You can see this on maps provided by:

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