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Lancashire is one of England's most populated counties. Lancashire possessed 75 ancient parishes, far fewer than most England counties. To handle a population explosion, the Church of England divided most of the Lancashire parishes into chapelries. The end result was 400 chapelries within the 75 parishes of Lancashire.

Chapelries
Each chapelry (church) kept its own separate church registers for christenings, for most burials, and for some marriages as well. Over time many chapelries obtained "parish" status.
 * To Find a chapelry, click on a link below:
 * A-B Chapelries
 * C-F Chapelries
 * G-K Chapelries
 * L-M Chapelries
 * N-Q Chapelries
 * R-T Chapelries
 * U-Z Chapelries