Lower Withington, St Peter,Cheshire

= History =

Church Records
Prestbury, St. Peter (C of E). The ancient parish church for Lower Withington. Lower Withington, St. Peter. A chapel of ease to Chelford, St John Chelford, Cheshire, Built in 1891. Registers of Baptisms from 1882 are held at Chelford Church.



Non-Conformist Churches

 * Lower Withington, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan). Built in 1808. Registers 1808–1837 are at the Cheshire Record Office. Microfilm of original records at the Public Record Office, London. Births and baptisms, 1808-1837. Includes records for Prestbury. Withington also known as Lower Withington is a township in the parish of Prestbury. Public Record Office no. : RG-4 series no. 553.


 * Withington (Cheshire)- Wesleyan Baptisms-1808-1837- MFPR 2271. Also searchable on-line. The Manchester Room and Greater Manchester County Record Office Email: archiveslocalstudies@manchester.gov.uk
 * The Manchester Room@City Library (Local Studies)


 * Lower Withington, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1870, closed in 1957. Registers 1941–1954 are at the Cheshire Record Office.



Poor Law Unions

 * Macclesfield Poor Law Union,Cheshire

Registration Districts

 * Macclesfield (1837–1937)
 * Cheshire East
 * Registration events can be searched online at Cheshire BMD

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