| FOULRIDGE | - Formerly in the Parish of St.Bartholomew, Colne |
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| ~ and Later in the Parish of Christ Church, Colne |
INDEX TO FOULRIDGE CHURCHES, CHAPELS & BURIAL GROUNDS
| Index no Link | Establishment and Location |
| Church of England | |
| FOU.CE.01 | St.Michael & All Angels, Skipton Road |
| Nonconformist | |
| FOU.Qua.01 | Friends Meeting House, Ivegate |
| FOU.WM.01 | Mount Pleasant, County Brook Lane (White Moor) |
| FOU.WM.02 | Foulridge Wesleyan Chapel, Skipton Road / Chapel Street |
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| For the history of Foulridge see - | |||
| 'The Story of Foulridge' by Fay Oldland (1990) | |||
| Town / Index no : | Foulridge - FOU.CE.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 890419 |
| Name : | St.Michael & All Angels |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Skipton Road, Foulridge, Colne |
| Vicar : | Rev.M Hartley .. moving to Colne Christ Church Vicarage |
| Telephone : | - |
| Parish Registers at County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
| C 1905-1948, M 1905-1940, B + MIs |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| Still in use |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1982 - 602 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| Before the church was built, services were held at Breeze House and then at
the National School on Town Top Pre 1835 Foulridge was in the parish of St.Bartholomew at Colne (COL.CE.03) 1835-1905 Foulridge was in the parish of Christ Church, Colne (COL.CE.01) 1905 The church was built at Foulridge |
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| Town / Index no : | Foulridge - FOU.Qua.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 891422 |
| Name : | Friends Meeting House |
| Denomination : | Quaker, Society of Friends |
| Address : | Ivegate, Foulridge |
| Incumbent : | - |
| Telephone : | - |
| Parish Registers at County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
| MIs (1673-1691 deaths), see Marsden, Society of Friends covering NE Lancashire Births 1654-1961, M 1658-1963, B 1654-1961 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| For burials, see last page of bound volume of MIs for Barrowford, Brierfield
& Nelson at Colne Library 1673-1691 there were 8 burials |
| Graveyard |
| On opposite side of lane near the New Inn, all traces have now gone - Site of New Farm |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| The minister was blind John Moore who lived at Bawl (Ball) House |
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| Town / Index no : | Foulridge - FOU.WM.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 881433 |
| Name : | Mount Pleasant |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | County Brook Lane, Foulridge (White Moor) .. off the B6251 Foulridge to Barnoldswick Road |
| Minister : | Rev.G Beattie, 2 Green Walk, Earby |
| Telephone : | (Minister) 01282 843064 |
| 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 |
| 1824 Chapel built, founded by Rev.John Barritt 1851 Religious Census = erected 1822 with a House underneath 1859 Alterations to Chapel 1880 Bought by the Methodists 1999 Still in use see Nelson Library Newspaper Index - 1910, a short sketch |
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| Town / Index no : | Foulridge - FOU.WM.02 |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 890424 |
| Name : | Foulridge Wesleyan Chapel |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | a - Skipton Road, Foulridge b - Chapel Street, Foulridge |
| Incumbent : | - |
| Telephone : | - |
| Parish Registers at County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
| M 1910-1982 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| 'Wesleyan Baptisms 1788-1837', at Colne Library includes Foulridge |
| Graveyard |
| none until 1835 Foulridge was in the parish of St.Bartholomew Colne (COL.CE.03) 1835-1905 In the parish of Christ Church, Colne (COL.CE.01) |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1825 First chapel built by the side of the main road 1851 Religious Census = Foulridge Chapel erected 1825 1859 Alterations to the chapel 1872 More land acquired to rebuild the chapel on Chapel Street 1983 Chapel closed and demolished - houses built on the site |
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© LFH&HS Pendle and Burnley Branch 2002