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'''Parish. '''Each local parish keeps records. A ''parish'' is the jurisdictional unit that governs church affairs within its boundaries. Small villages often do not have their own parishes but are part of a parish headquartered in another town. A parish may have one or more ''chapelries,'' dependent district churches or chapels of ease, which often keep their own records. | '''Parish. '''Each local parish keeps records. A ''parish'' is the jurisdictional unit that governs church affairs within its boundaries. Small villages often do not have their own parishes but are part of a parish headquartered in another town. A parish may have one or more ''chapelries,'' dependent district churches or chapels of ease, which often keep their own records. | ||
'''Chapelry.''' A small parochial division of a large, populated parish. Most chapels or chapelries kept their own registers of baptisms and burials, and where authorization was granted, marriages were performed and registers kept. Occasional parishes throughout England, but especially most of Lancashire's nearly 100 parishes, and many in Cheshire were comprised of numerous chapelries, i.e. Prestbury, Cheshire--some were of ancient origin with 24 chapels (see Lewis' [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445 ''Topographical Dictionary of England''] for pre-1848 and, for post-1848 chapelries--see the [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'']) by mid to late 19th century. To view all those chapelries attached to and lying within Lancashire's largest parishes, see the "[[Comprehensive Lists of Chapelries]]" under the names of each of its large parishes, [[here]]. | '''Chapelry.''' A small parochial division of a large, populated parish. Most chapels or chapelries kept their own registers of baptisms and burials, and where authorization was granted, marriages were performed and registers kept. Occasional parishes throughout England, but especially most of Lancashire's nearly 100 parishes, and many in Cheshire were comprised of numerous chapelries, i.e. Prestbury, Cheshire--some were of ancient origin with 24 chapels (see Lewis' [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=445 ''Topographical Dictionary of England''] for pre-1848 and, for post-1848 chapelries--see the [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/index.jsp ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'']) by mid to late 19th century. To view all those chapelries attached to and lying within Lancashire's largest parishes, see the "[[Comprehensive Lists of Chapelries|Comprehensive Lists of Lancashire's Chapelries in Its Largest Cities and Township Parishes]]" under the names of each of its large parishes, [[here]]. | ||
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Comprehensive_List_of_Blackburn_Chapelries_and_Parish Blackburn] | *[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Comprehensive_List_of_Blackburn_Chapelries_and_Parish Blackburn] | ||