| HIGHAM with WEST CLOSE BOOTH |
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| - Formerly part of the parish of Padiham |
INDEX TO HIGHAM & WEST CLOSE BOOTH CHURCHES, CHAPELS & BURIAL GROUNDS
| Index no Link | Establishment and Location |
| Church of England | |
| HIG.CE.01 | St.John the Evangelist, Higham Hall Road |
| Nonconformist | |
| HIG.WM.01 | Higham Booth Methodist Chapel, Higham Hall Road |
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| Town / Index no : | Higham - HIG.CE.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 811366 |
| Name : | St.John the Evangelist (United benefice with Church of St.Anne, Fence (PEN.CE.01) |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Higham Hall Road, Higham near Burnley |
| Vicar : | Rev.Richard Adams, 12 Wheatcroft Avenue, Fence, near Burnley |
| Telephone : | 01282 772442 |
| Parish Registers at County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
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| Graveyard |
| Small burial ground behind the church still in use, also memorial plaques for cremations |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1851 Religious Census = Higham National School licensed for worship 1874 Church built, part of St.Leonard's Parish Padiham (PAD.CE.01) 2002 Became an independent parish for the first time. Rev.Richard Adams to be vicar of both Higham & Fence Parishes |
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| Town / Index no : | Higham - HIG.WM.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 808365 |
| Name : | Higham Booth Methodist Chapel |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | Higham Hall Road, Higham near Burnley |
| Incumbent : | - |
| Telephone : | - |
| Parish Registers at County Record Office, listed in "Finding Folk" |
| C 1813-1967, M 1876-1970, B 1820-1863 |
| Public Record Office, London |
| RG 4/826 Births and Christenings 1813-1837 RG 4/827 Burials 1820-1837 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1813-1837, B 1820-1864 'Laycock' transcript at
Burnley Library B 1864-1976 at Nelson Library C 1813-1837 on IGI for Lancashire |
| Graveyard |
| Small & tidy, 1440 burials, plaque on railings giving history of chapel etc. |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in ? - 228 headstones dated 1815 -1977 |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Burnley, Colne and Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1812 Chapel in former house of Robert Hargreaves which also served Sabden (Bridge)
Sabden Hall (Fold), Newchurch-in-Pendle, Wheatley Lane and Pendle Bottom Services were also held in a barn at Sabden Hall for a time in the 1800s 1841 'Old Chapel' formed from some cottages 1851 Religious Census = Chapel built 1812 1859 New premises built for the schools 1872 'Old Chapel taken down and new one built on site 1873 A new chapel opened 1984 Chapel Demolished see Burnley Library Newspaper Index - several reports |
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