Wildboarclough St Saviour, Cheshire Genealogy

Parish History
Wildboarclough (pronounced Will'berclough) was a township and chapelry in Prestbury, Cheshire Parish, Macclesfield Hundred and Wildboarclough St Saviour was founded as a parish in 1873 from within  Macclesfield Forest St Stephen,Cheshire parish. Wildboarclough, St. Saviour. Founded 1873 as a chapel to Macclesfield Forest, becoming a parish church in 1906.

It is famed as being the place where the last wild boar in England was killed. However this is a myth.There are conflicting explanations for the name either that the name arises from the rapid rise in levels of the Clough Brook after a heavy fall of rain, or as a deep valley (i.e. a clough) frequented by wild boar.

The parish church was founded by the Earl of Derby from the earlier chapelry.

Civil Registration
Post 1837 registration events may be searched at Cheshire BMD and Free BMD

Non-Conformist Records
An index for Cheshire Non-conformist records is available online in FamilySearch Historical Records (formerly Record Search)

Census
http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Macclesfield Poor Law Union,Cheshire