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[[England]] | [[England]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Middlesex]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]][[Middlesex Parishes]] | ||
== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
St. Pancras itself was named after a 14 year old boy from Asia Minor named Pancratius (A.D. 289-304), a convert to Christianity. He was beheaded by order of the Emperor Diocletian for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. The old church of St. Pancras, traditionally older even than St. Paul’s Cathedral, was named after him. | Regents Park, eccl. dist., St Pancras par., Middlesex, in NW. of London, pop. 10,378; the park is a circular enclosure of 450 ac. It contains the Baptist College.<ref>Bartholomew, John [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20421 ''Gazetteer of the British Isles''], 1887. Adapted. Date accessed: 05 February 2014.</ref> | ||
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St Mark regent Park was created a church [but] was not consecrated until 1853. [It lay within the civil parish boundaries of St Pancras.] This area, now in the Borough of Camden, is known to have been inhabited for 4000 years. 2000 years before Christ the ancient Britons practised Druidism here, Primrose Hill being one of the sacred places of worship. | |||
St. Pancras itself was named after a 14 year old boy from Asia Minor named Pancratius (A.D. 289-304), a convert to Christianity. He was beheaded by order of the Emperor Diocletian for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. The old church of St. Pancras, traditionally older even than St. Paul’s Cathedral, was named after him.<ref>St Marks Regent Park [http://www.stmarksregentspark.org.uk/section/3%7C ''The Building of St Marks Regent Park''], Adapted. Date accessed: 05 February 2014.</ref> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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==== Census records ==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
{{British Census|438797}} | {{British Census|438797}} | ||
==== Probate records ==== | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
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== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
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== Web sites == | == Web sites == | ||
{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} | == Reference == | ||
{{Middlesex}} | |||
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{{expand section|any additional relevant sites that aren't mentioned above}} {{Middlesex}} | |||
[[Category:Middlesex]] | [[Category:Middlesex]] | ||