| ALTHAM | - Formerly a Chapelry in the parish of Whalley |
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| ~ The Parochial Chapelry formerly included the Townships of Altham, Clayton-le-Moors and Old Accrington |
INDEX TO ALTHAM CHURCHES, CHAPELS & BURIAL GROUNDS
| Index no Link | Establishment and Location |
| Church of England | |
| ALT.CE.01 | St.James, Burnley Road |
| Roman Catholic | |
| ALT.RC.01 | St.Mary, Clayton-le-Moors, Burial Ground, Burnley Road |
| Nonconformist | |
| ALT.Con.01 | 'The Rev. Jollie' |
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| For the history of Altham see - | |||
| 'The History & Associations of Altham & Huncoat' by Richard Ainsworth (1932) | |||
| Town / Index no : | Altham - ALT.CE.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 772331 |
| Name : | St.James |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Burnley Road, Altham |
| Vicar : | Rev.Chris Cousins, The Vicarage, Church Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, BB5 5HT |
| Telephone : | 01254 384321(Curate), 01254 231227 (Telephone Directory) |
| Parish Registers at County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
| C 1596-1851, M 1596-1946, B 1596-1923 + MIs C 1596-1848, M 1596-1837, on IGI for Lancashire |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1596-1987, M 1596-1990, B 1596-1990, Banns 1823-1900 at Burnley Library C 1731-1798, M 1673-1800, B 1695-1742, 'Laycock's' transcriptions at Burnley Library C 1596-1695, M 1596-1695, B 1596-1695, see LPRS volume 36 M 1813-1837 Index at Colne & Nelson Libraries 'Brodericks' transcriptions at Accrington & Burnley Libraries, G11 bound volumes .. CMB 1696-1812, C 1813-1897, M 1813-1990, B 1813-1990 C 1596-1848, M 1596-1837, on IGI for Lancashire |
| Graveyard |
| Large. Still in use. Some recent burials |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1983 - 1345 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Burnley & Colne Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1140 Founded about this date as a Chapelry in the parish of Whalley. The
Ancient Chapelry included the townships of Altham, Clayton-le-Moors & Accrington The old font was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin 1851 Religious Census = St.Mary's Chapel (?). An ancient parochial chapel built before 1800 (1974 Altham was transferred to Accrington Registration District) see Burnley Library Newspaper Index - several reports |
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| Town / Index no : | Altham - ALT.RC.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 757315 |
| Name : | Dunkenhalgh Chapel & St.Mary's Burial Ground (Altham parish formerly included Clayton-le-Moors) |
| Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
| Address : | Altham |
| Incumbent : | - |
| Telephone : | - |
| Parish Registers at County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
| see below |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| The burial ground of St.Mary's Church Clayton-le-Moors (formerly Dunkenhalgh Chapel) is in Altham on the main road A678 near the canal bridge. Clayton-le-Moors was formerly part of Altham parish |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| 1788 -1973 |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne Library |
| Brief History |
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| Town / Index no : | Altham - ALT.Con.01 |
| Map references : | - |
| Name : | - |
| Denomination : | Congregational |
| Address : | Altham |
| Incumbent : | - |
| Telephone : | - |
| Parish Registers at County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1649 The Rev.Thomas Jollie came to Altham church as the new incumbent 1662 He was rejected because of his beliefs. He also held services at Slade near Padiham 1667 He bought a farmhouse called Wymondhouses near Pendleton which became a chapel - Now demolished see 'Lancashire Non Conformity' by Nightingale (1891) |
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© LFH&HS Pendle and Burnley Branch 2002