Odd Rode, Cheshire Genealogy

History
The ecclesiastical parish of Odd Rode was created in 1864 when the Wilbraham Family of Rode Hall completed All Saints Church in Scholar Green. The parish became a civil administrative area shortly after but before this the area formed part of the ancient and large parish of Astbury.

Odd Rode is a township in Astbury Parish, Northwich Hundred, and includes the hamlets of The Bank, Boarded Barn, Brake Village, Cinder Hill, Firclose, Hall Green (part), Kent Green, Little Moss (part), Mount Pleasant, Mow Cop (partly in Staffordshire), Mow Hollow, Old House Green, Pat Bank, Rode Heath, Scholar Green, Spring Bank, Stone Chair, Towns End, Thurlwood, Whartons Pool.

Odd Rode St Thomas was the private chapel of the Wilbraham family Services were held in the former private chapel of Randle Wilbraham Esq., until the consecration of the parish church of All Saints in 1864. There are chapels of ease at St. Luke's, Mow Cop, opened in 1875, and The Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Rode Heath, opened in 1906

Church Records
Astbury, St. Mary (C of E). The ancient parish church for Odd Rode.

Odd Rode, All Saints (C of E). Founded 1851 as a chapel to Astbury, becoming the parish church for Odd Rode in 1860. Registers of Baptisms 1851–1903 and Marriages 1865–1952 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. Burial registers from 1864 are held at the church.

Cheshire Record Office Call number: P26/1/1-3, P26/2/1-5.Odd Rode was a chapelry and township in the parish of Astbury. The chapel was known as All Saints'.

Baptisms, 1808-1903. FHL BRITISH Film 1656489 Items 9 - 11 Marriages, 1865-1907. FHL BRITISH Film 1656490 Items 1 - 2 Marriages, 1907-Apr. 1922. FHL BRITISH Film 2197435 Item 13 Marriages, Apr. 1922-1952. FHL BRITISH Film 2197436 Items 1 - 2

Bishop's Transcripts Formerly a chapelry in Astbury parish. The Church is known as All Saints. Cheshire Record Office Call Number: EDB 160

Baptisms, 1864-1865, burials, 1864, baptisms, burials, 1865, baptisms, 1866-1868, burials, 1865-1868, baptisms, burials, 1869-1884. FHL BRITISH Film 1647668 Item 2 Odd Rode, St. Thomas (C of E). A former private chapel of the Wilbraham family. Registers of Baptisms 1809–1816 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office Odd Rode (Mow Cop), St. Luke (C of E). Built in 1875 as a chapel to All Saints. Registers of Baptisms and Burials from 1875 and Marriages from 1920 are held at the church.

Non-Conformist Churches

 * Mow Cop, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1841, rebuilt in 1883, closed in 1964.
 * Hall Green, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1874.
 * Kent Green, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Founded 1873, Built in 1892.
 * Thurlwood, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1885, closed in 1963.
 * Mount Pleasant, Methodist Chapel (Free).

Poor Law Unions

 * Congleton

Registration Districts

 * Congleton (1837–1937)
 * Crewe (1937–74)
 * Congleton and Crewe (1974–88)
 * South Cheshire (1988–98)
 * Cheshire Central (1998+) Registration can be searched online at Cheshire BMD