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For more information about church records in Lancashire, see [[Lancashire Church Records]] | For more information about church records in Lancashire, see [[Lancashire Church Records]] | ||
== Ancient Parishes == | == Ancient Parishes == | ||
There were just over 75 Ancient Parishes in Lancashire. This is equivalent to a parish in other counties. | There were just over 75 Ancient Parishes in Lancashire. This is equivalent to a parish in other counties. In Lancashire, most ancient parishes were divided into chapelries, though a few had no chapelries and [[Manchester, Lancashire Genealogy|Manchester]] had over 150. The average number of chapelries per ancient parish was about eight. For a much more thorough List of all chapelries attached to each one of Lancashire's ancient parishes, be certain to view the link (at the top of each parish page) called i.e. "Comprehensive List of Chapelries for _______ [parish name]". Print this out and use while researching ancestors from each Lancashire parish. | ||
This table lists all the ancient parishes of Lancashire. | This table lists all the ancient parishes of Lancashire. | ||
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==Chapelries== | ==Chapelries== | ||
These tables list most of the chapelries in Lancashire and their ancient parish. Many post-1837 chapelries are not included. | These tables list most of the chapelries in Lancashire and their ancient parish. Many post-1837 chapelries are not included. | ||