Handforth St Chad, Cheshire Genealogy

History
Handforth St Chad was created as a chapel of ease to Cheadle St Mary to relieve the journey of nearly five miles to St Mary’s Church in Cheadle,. The Chapel was consecrated on 29 June 1837. A church was built on adjacent land and became the parish church in 1877.

Handforth St Chad served Handforth cum Bosden and parts of Cheadle.

Church Records
Parish registers for Handforth, 1840-1941 The chapelry of Handforth is in the township of Handforth-with-Bosden, in the parish of Cheadle.Cheshire Record Office reference: P10/1/1, P10/3410/1.

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Bishop's transcripts for Cheadle and Handforth, 1610-1888 Includes the Chapelry of Handforth-[with-Bosden]. Cheshire Record Office reference: EDB 48

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