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[[Image:Shincliffe St Mary the virgin Durham.jpg|thumb|right]]  
[[Image:Shincliffe St Mary the virgin Durham.jpg|thumb|right|Shincliffe St Mary the virgin Durham.jpg]]  


== Parish History  ==
== Parish History  ==
SHINCLIFFE, a '''chapelry''', in the '''parish of St. Oswald''', union of Durham, S. division of Easington ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 1¾ mile (S. E.) from Durham.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51271#s13 '' A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2103. </ref>  
SHINCLIFFE, a '''chapelry''', in the '''parish of St. Oswald''', union of Durham, S. division of Easington ward, N. division of the county of Durham, 1¾ mile (S. E.) from Durham.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51271#s13 '' A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2103. </ref>  


'''Additional information:'''  
'''Additional information:'''  
Shincliffe St Mary the Virgin is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Durham, created in 1827 from Durham St Oswald Ancient Parish.  
Shincliffe St Mary the Virgin is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Durham, created in 1827 from Durham St Oswald Ancient Parish.  


Shincliffe was an outlying part of the large Durham parish of St. Oswald's. A rectory was built in the village in 1800, and a Chapel of Ease in 1826. Shincliffe became a parish in its own right in 1831, however the Parish Church, St. Mary's, was not built until 1851. John Wesley preached in Shincliffe in 1780. A (Wesleyan) Methodist Chapel opened in Shincliffe in 1874.  
Shincliffe was an outlying part of the large Durham parish of St. Oswald's. A rectory was built in the village in 1800, and a Chapel of Ease in 1826. Shincliffe became a parish in its own right in 1831, however the Parish Church, St. Mary's, was not built until 1851. John Wesley preached in Shincliffe in 1780. A (Wesleyan) Methodist Chapel opened in Shincliffe in 1874. {{Infobox England Jurisdictions
 
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== Resources  ==
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| Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish]]
| County = Durham
| Hundred = Easington
| Poor Law Union = Durham
| Registration District = Durham
| PRbegin = 1826
| BTbegin = 1826
| Province = York
| Diocese = Durham
| Archdeaconry =
| Archdeaconries =
| Rural Deanery = Easington
| Parish =
| Peculiar =
| Chapelry =
| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop of Durham (Episcopal Consistory)
| Archdeaconry Court =
| Bishops Court =
| Prerogative Court =
| Archive = [[Durham Record Office]]
}}
=== Resources  ===
==== Civil Registration  ====
==== Civil Registration  ====
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD].  


==== Church records  ====
==== Church records  ====
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br>  
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use [http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes. <br>  


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== Websites ==
== Websites ==


== References ==
== References ==


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