Burtonwood / Bortounwod / Bourtonewod / Burtonwode / Burtun

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: Photo caption: "The Chapel of Burtonwood was founded in 1605. The present building was erected about 1716. Some of the old oak beams of the old oak beams from the original Chapel were incorporated in the gallery of the Church, but because of decay the gallery was taken down in 1939, when the entire building was restored and enlarged."

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INFORMATION

FontID: 16919BUR
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael & All Angels
Church Location: Chapel Lane, Burtonwood, Warrington WA5 4PU
Country Name: England
Location: Cheshire, North West
Directions to Site: Located off the M62 (junction 8), between St. Helens and Warrington [Coordinates: 53° 25′ 48.55″ N, 2° 39′ 40.88″ W 53.430153, -2.661355]
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Liverpool
Historical Region: formerly Lancashire
Date: ca. 1606?
Century and Period: 17th century(early?), Restoration
We found no entry for Burtonwood in the Domesday survey. The Victoria County History (Lancaster, vol. 3, 1907) notes: "The chapel of Burtonwood was erected in 1605–6 [...] in 1650 it was described as inconveniently situated for the use of the township [...] The present church of St. Michael is a plain building of brick. The register dates from 1668. The benefice is a vicarage, in the gift of the rector of Warrington." A chapel near Bradley Hall is reported by 1485, and Pollard & Pevsner (2006) note that the church of St. Michael was "founded in 1606, rebuilt in 1716 and again in 1939", but do not mention a font. The existence of a register by 1668 may indicate the sacramental use of this chapel. [NB: we have no information on the early font of this church].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.430181, -2.656163
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 25′ 48.65″ N, 2° 39′ 22.19″ W
UTM: 30U 522845 5920181

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2014-07-14 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.