Newchurch in Rossendale, St. Nicholas
1653-1877
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Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1653-1762; Baptisms and Burials, 1775-1805; Baptism Registers, 1790-1853; Marriage Registers, 1754-1864; Burial Registers, 1803-1871; Copies of Bacup Registers; Baptisms, 1813-1840; Burials, 1813-1840; Bills of Mortality, 1726-1743 (incomplete); Service Sheets etc., 1819.; Letters about Confirmations, 1824-1826; Churchyard, 1829; Tithes - Easter Roll, 1825; Yearly Income, 1726-1749; Fees for Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1726-1762; Dispute Re Surplice Fees and Easter Offerings, 1861; Glebe, c 1735-1854; Payment of Synodals, 1877; Notes of Rev. John Welsh, 1726-1745; Records of Churchwardens records including Accounts, Church Leys and Vestry Minutes, 1828-1877; Statements of Account, 1879; Allocations of Pews, 1729-1826; Faculties, 1725-1824; Rebuilding of Church, 1822-1825; Organ, 1824-1826; Members of Women's Club, 1825;
Related Material:The Archives Department also has Archdeacon John Rushton's Visitation Returns, mid 19th c., which include miscellaneous papers on the church eg Programme for opening new organ, 9 Sept. 1864. (MSf 942.72 R121 vol. 75).
Place:/Newchurch in Rossendale/Lancashire/England
Title:
Newchurch in Rossendale, St. Nicholas
Date of work:
1653-1877
Reference number:
GB127.L75
Level of description:
Fonds
Custodial history:
The original church was built c 1511. Another was built on the same site in 1561 and enlarged in 1753.This was pulled down in 1824 and a third dedicated to St. Nicholas was consecrated on 12 Sept. 1826. This was enlarged in 1897.
The area served by the church was gradually reduced from 1788 when St. John's, Bacup, was built, followed by St. Mary's, Rawtenstall, 1838, Holy Trinity, Tunstead, 1840, St. Michael's, Lumb 1846, and Christ Church, Bacup, 1854.
St. James, Waterfoot, was partly formed from the parish, by Order in Council, 12 March (London Gazette, 13 March 1866) and took more of it by Order in Council, 2 Mar. (London Gazette, 11 Mar. 1881).
Further parts were lost to the parishes of St. Anne, Edgeside, by Order in Council, 31 Dec. 1886, (London Gazette, 7 Jan. 1887) and to St. John, Cloughfold, by Order in Council, 25 Mar., (London Gazette, 29 Mar. 1887). However, the latter was restored in 1973 when the two parishes were united as St. Nicholas with St. John (Order in Council, 24 May, London Gazette, 31 May 1973), St. Nicholas's becoming the parish church.
Source:
The records were deposited in the Library as Diocesan Record Office in Jan. 1982 by Rev. A. Toombs.
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Topics:
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English
Record number:
7182508