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Scene Description: Christ Church is the latest re-building of the 13thC Hospitallers' chapel here

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INFORMATION

FontID: 22026PAR
Church/Chapel: Ancient Chapel of St. Mary [aka Douglas Chapel] [disappeared]
Church Location: Parbold, Wigan WN8 7TH, UK
Country Name: England
Location: Lancashire, North West
Directions to Site: Located off the A5209, W of the M6, 11-12 km ENE of Ormskirk, NW of Wigan
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Blackburn
Historical Region: Hundred of Leyland
Century and Period: 13th century, Early English
Church Notes: present Christ Church is the latest re-building of the ancient Hospitallers' chapel here
No individual entry for Parbold found in the Domesday survey. The entry for this township in the Victoria County History (Lancaster, vol. 6, 1911) notes: "The ancient chapel of St. Mary, now destroyed, [...] was known as DOUGLAS CHAPEL. It was probably built by the Hospitallers for the use of their tenants [...] in 1650 the Commonwealth surveyors found that [...] it was in regular use [...] The building was replaced by the present Christ Church in 1875, and was taken down in 1878"; no font mentioned.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 53.59073, -2.753
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 53° 35′ 26.63″ N, 2° 45′ 10.8″ W
UTM: 30U 516349 5938016

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2019-03-13 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.