Over Peover St Lawrence Cheshire Family History Guide
Over Peover St Lawrence is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1827 from Peover Superior chapelry in Rostherne Ancient Parish.
Other places in the parish include: Snelson.
Alternative names: Over Peover, Peover Superior
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1664
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600
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Adjacent Parishes
Over Peover Parish Registers
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Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records
These records include images of Church of England parish registers of baptism, marriage, and burial records.
Over Peover, St. Lawrence, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1664-1812
Over Peover St Lawrence, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919
Marriage and Banns Records
These records include images of Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns records.
Over Peover St Lawrence, Cheshire Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1954
Death and Burial Records
These records include images of Church of England parish registers of deaths and burial records.
Over Peover St Lawrence, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1813-1956
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
PEOVER (Over), a chapelry in Rostherne parish, Cheshire; on the river Peover. 2½ miles WSW of Chelford r. station, and 3½ SSE of Knutsford. It comprises the townships of Peover Superior, Marthall, and Snelson; and it has a post-office under Knutsford. Acres, 5,088. Real property, £9,055. Pop., 942. Houses, 178. The property is subdivided. The manor of Peover Superior, with Peover Hall, belongs to Sir H. Mainwaring, Bart.
The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £180. Patron, Sir H. Mainwaring, Bart. The church consists of nave, chancel, and two side chapels, with a tower; was mainly rebuilt in 1811; and contains monuments of the Mainwarings. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a free school, and charities £85.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Historical Maps
British National Grid Ref: SJ 77346 73444
BNG Eastings, Northings: 377346, 373444
Latitude, Longitude: 53.257508, -2.341041
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Alan Godfrey Old Ordnance Survey Maps
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Administration
- County: Cheshire
- Civil Registration District: Altrincham
- Probate Court: Pre-1541 – Court of the Bishop of Lichfield (Episcopal Consistory), Post-1540 – Court of the Bishop of Chester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Pre-1541 – Lichfield and Coventry, Post-1540 – Chester
- Rural Deanery: Frodsham
- Poor Law Union: Altrincham
- Hundred: Bucklow
- Province: York