Wrenbury, Cheshire Family History Guide
Wrenbury St Margaret an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Cheshire, created in 1730 from chapelry in Acton Ancient Parish. Wrenbury cum Frith is the name of the Civil Parish.
Other places in the parish include: Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Woodcote, Sound, Newhall, Woodcott, Chorley, Broomhall, and Bromhall.
Alternative names: Wrenbury cum Frith, Wrenbury with Frith
Ecclesiastical Parishes created from Wrenbury St Margaret parish include:
- Burleydam Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1738 and refounded in 1869 from Wrenbury Ecclesiastical Parish and Audlem Ancient Parish.
- Bickley Ecclesiastical Parish created in 1893
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1593
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1593
Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist, Wesleyan Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist Association.
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Adjacent Parishes
Wrenbury St Margaret Parish Registers
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Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records
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Wrenbury St. Margaret, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1593-1812
Wrenbury St Margaret, Cheshire Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1882
Marriage and Banns Records
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Wrenbury St Margaret, Cheshire Church of England Marriages and Banns 1754-1943
Death and Burial Records
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Wrenbury St Margaret, Cheshire Church of England Burials 1813-1918
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WRENBURY, a village, a township, a parish, and a sub-district, in Nantwich district, Cheshire. The village stands on the river Weaver, the Ellesmere canal, and the Crewe and Shrewsbury railway, 5 miles SW of Nantwich; and has a post-office under Nantwich, a r. station, an inn, and fairs on 25 March and 25 Sept. The township is called W.-with-Frith, and comprises 2,078 acres. Real property, £3,631. Pop., 531. Houses, 103. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Cholmondeley. W. Hall is the seat of Major Starkey.
The parish includes 5 other townships and a part; and comprises 15,698 acres. Pop., 2,505. Houses, 484. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £150. Patron, the Vicar of Aeton. The church is plain. There are four Methodist chapels, an endowed school with £12 a year, and charities £79. The sub-district contains also Baddiley parish and parts of Audlem and Malpas; and comprises 30,139 acres. Pop., 6,033. Houses, 1,229.
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 59364 47770
BNG Eastings, Northings: 359364, 347770
Latitude, Longitude: 53.025667, -2.607298
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Administration
- County: Cheshire
- Civil Registration District: Nantwich
- 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: Nantwich
- Poor Law Union: Nantwich
- Hundred: Nantwich
- Province: York
Sources
The following sources have been used to compile this article.
- F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991)
- FamilySearch Research Wiki – Cheshire, England Genealogy
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies Catalogue
- Ancestry.co.uk
