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 Once you have identified the parish, go to '''Step 3'''.
-==== Step 3. Identify court jurisdictions by parish  ====
+==== Step 3. Cheshire's&nbsp;court jurisdiction&nbsp;  ====
-Once you have identified the parish where your ancestor lived or died, learn which courts had jurisdiction over it then search indexes for those courts. Every town and parish in Cheshire fell under the probate jurisdiction of a primary court and several secondary courts. Click on a link below for the letter the parish begins with.
+The whole palatine County of Chester or Cheshire, after 1540 was in the boundaries and ecclesiastical jurisdiction of t he Diocese of Chester.
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