Gorton St James is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Lancashire, created in 1728 from a chapelry in Manchester Our Lady, St George and St Denys Ancient Parish.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin: 1894
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Presbyterian Unitarian, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
GORTON, a township and a chapelry in Manchester parish, Lancashire. The township lies on the Manchester and Sheffield railway, and on the Stourport canal, 3 miles ESE of Manchester; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Manchester. Acres, 1,429. Real property, £23,030; of which £332 are in gas-works. Pop. in 1851, 4,476; in 1861, 9,897. Houses, 1,813.
The increase of pop. arose from the establishment of railway works, and the erection of a cotton mill. There are hat manufactories, chemical works, gum-works, a tan-yard, and a stained paper manufactory.
A city gaol of Manchester was erected here in 1856; and a zoological garden is maintained in connexion with the Bellevue inn. The railway here passes 20 feet under the canal. There is a reservoir, of upwards of 70 acres, belonging to the Manchester water-works.
The chapelry was constituted in 1854, and curtailed in 1865. Pop. in 1861, 7,017; in 1866, 2,490. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £150. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Manchester. The church is a brick edifice in the Doric style.
There are places of worship for Independents, Baptists, Wesleyans, and Unitarians, a national school, and an excellent boarding school.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Gorton, 3 miles S.E. Manchester. P. 2422
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850.
Parish Registers
The Registers of Gorton 1599-1741
The registers of the parish church of Gorton. 1599-1741 : Gorton, Eng. St. James Church : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Cemeteries ( 4 )
Brookfield Unitarian Church, Gorton, gravestone inscriptions, 1717-1978
Author: Brookfield Church (Gorton, Lancashire : Unitarian)
Gravebook
Author: Brookfield Church (Gorton, Lancashire)
St. James Church, Gorton : list of graves compiled in part from church records
Author: Bradbury, P., Mrs.
St. James’ Church, Gorton, gravestone inscriptions, 1704-1965
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Gorton (Lancashire)
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Gorton, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Church records ( 20 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Gorton, 1676-1846
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Gorton (Lancashire)
Church records for Aspinall Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Gorton, 1835-1904
Author: Aspinall Chapel (Gorton, Lancashire : Wesleyan Methodist)
Church records for Cross Lane Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Gorton, 1865-1959
Author: Cross Lane Chapel (Gorton, Lancashire : Wesleyan Methodist)
Church records for Crossley Street Primitive Methodist Chapel, Gorton, 1920-1969
Author: Crossley Street Chapel (Gorton, Lancashire : Primitive Methodist)
Church records for Hyde Road United Methodist Free Chapel, Gorton, 1904-1953
Author: Hyde Road Chapel (Gorton, Lancashire : United Methodist Free)
Church records for Hyde Road Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Gorton, 1872-1968
Author: Hyde Road Chapel (Gorton, Lancashire : Wesleyan Methodist)
Church records for Saighton Street Mission Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Gorton, 1890-1894
Author: Saighton Street Mission Chapel (Gorton, Lancashire : Wesleyan Methodist)
Church records for the Fourth Primitive Methodist Circuit, Manchester, 1905-1947
Author: Primitive Methodist Church. Manchester Fourth Circuit (Lancashire)
Church records for the Ninth Primitive Methodist circuit, Manchester, 1893-1919, 1943
Author: Primitive Methodist Church. Manchester Ninth Circuit (Lancashire)
Church records for Wellington Street Primitive Methodist Chapel, Gorton, 1884-1956
Author: Wellington Street Chapel (Gorton, Lancashire : Primitive Methodist)
England, Lancashire, Abbey Hey, parish registers : St. George the Martyr, 1899-1935
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Abbey Hey (Lancashire); Manchester Archives Central Library
England, Lancashire, Gorton, St. James, parish registers, 1600-1970
Author: Church of England. St. James’ Church (Gorton, Lancashire); Manchester Archives Central Library
Gorton parish register transcripts, abt. 1500-1800
Author: Owen, John; Church of England. Parish Church of Gorton (Lancashire)
Parish register transcripts, 1600-1809
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Gorton (Lancashire)
Parish register transcripts, 1732-1817
Author: Unitarian Church (Gorton, England)
Parish register transcripts, 1741-1836
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Gorton (Lancashire)
Parish registers for St. James, Gorton, 1600-1907
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Gorton (Lancashire); Manchester Archives Central Library
Parish registers for the All Saints’ Church, Gorton, 1876-1968
Author: Church of England. All Saints’ Church (Gorton, Lancashire)
Parish registers for the St. Mark’s Church, Gorton, 1862-1963
Author: Church of England. St. Mark’s Church (Gorton, Lancashire)
The registers of the parish church of Gorton, 1599-1741
Author: Brierley, Henry, 1846-1933; Church of England. Chapelry of Gorton (Lancashire)
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Gorton, Lancs., Eng
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Correctional institutions ( 1 )
England, Lancashire, West Gorton, Belle Vue Prison records
Author: Manchester Archives Central Library
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Land and property ( 1 )
Poor law records for Gorton township, 1824-1899
Author: Gorton (Lancashire : Township)
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor law records for Gorton township, 1824-1899
Author: Gorton (Lancashire : Township)
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Schools ( 2 )
School records for St. James Church of England School, Gorton, 1897-1926
Author: St. James Church of England School (Gorton, Lancashire)
School records for Wenlock Primary School, Gorton, 1893-1926
Author: Wenlock Primary School (Gorton, Lancashire)
England, Lancashire, Gorton – Taxation ( 1 )
Poor law records for Gorton township, 1824-1899
Author: Gorton (Lancashire : Township)
Administration
- County: Lancashire
- Civil Registration District: Chorlton
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Manchester
- Rural Deanery: Ashton Under Lyne
- Poor Law Union: Chorlton
- Hundred: Salford
- Province: York