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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
SHADFORTH, a '''chapelry''', in the '''parish of Pittington''', S. division of Easington ward, union, and N. division of the county, of Durham, 4½ miles (E. by S.) from Durham. There are places of worship for '''Independents, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans'''.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51265#s3 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013. </ref> | SHADFORTH, a '''chapelry''', in the '''parish of Pittington''', S. division of Easington ward, union, and N. division of the county, of Durham, 4½ miles (E. by S.) from Durham. There are places of worship for '''Independents, Primitive Methodists, and Wesleyans'''.<ref>Samuel A. Lewis, [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51265#s3 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''], (1848). Adapted. Date accessed: 11 December 2013. </ref> | ||
'''Additional information:''' | '''Additional information:''' | ||
The parish of St Cuthbert's Shadforth was created in 1841 from the ancient parish of [[Pittington, Durham]]. {{Infobox England Jurisdictions | |||
The parish of St Cuthbert's Shadforth was created in 1841 from the ancient parish of [[Pittington, Durham]]. | | image = | ||
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| Type = [[Ecclesiastical Parish]] | |||
| County = Durham | |||
| Hundred = Easington | |||
| Poor Law Union = Durham | |||
| Registration District = Durham | |||
| PRbegin = 1892 | |||
| BTbegin = None | |||
| 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]] | |||
}} | |||
Other places in the parish include: Sherburn. <br> | Other places in the parish include: Sherburn. <br> | ||
== Resources == | === 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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*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | *[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | Contributor: add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. {{Durham}} | ||
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[[Category:Durham]] | [[Category:Durham]] | ||