| BRIERCLIFFE with EXTWISTLE | ~ Including Harle Syke, Haggate and Hill Lane. Briercliffe was formerly a township in the parish of Burnley. Extwistle became part of the parish of Worsthorne (WOR.CE.01) |
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INDEX TO BRIERCLIFFE with EXTWISTLE CHURCHES, CHAPELS & BURIAL GROUNDS
| Bookmark | Establishment and Location |
| Church of England | |
| BCF.CE.01 | St.James the Great, Church Street (Harle Syke) |
| Nonconformist | |
| BCF.Bap.01 | Haggate Baptist Chapel, Nelson Road (Haggate) |
| BCF.Bap.02 | Ebenezer, Halifax Road, Lane Bottom (Hill Lane) |
| BCF.Bap.03 | "Nutter Church", (Haggate etc.) |
| BCF.Bap.04 | Baptist Chapel, Tennyson Street (Harle Syke) |
| BCF.FG.01 | Thursden Chapel / Jehovah Jireh ("Canaan"), Haggate |
| BCF.Qua.01 | John Ecroyds Orchard, Foulds House |
| BCF.Qua.02 | Hill |
| BCF.WM.01 | Wesleyan Methodist Chapel / Tin Tabernacle, Burnley Road (Harle Syke) |
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| For the history of Briercliffe and Extwistle see - | |
| 'A Lancashire Township - The History of Briercliffe with Extwistle' by Roger Frost (1982) | |
| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.CE.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 867349 |
| Name : | St.James the Great |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Church Street, Briercliffe, Burnley (Harle Syke) |
| Vicarage : | St.James' Vicarage, Briercliffe, Burnley BB10 2HU |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1841-1919, M 1843-1939, B 1841-1894 + MIs |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1841-1900, M 1843-1900, B 1841-1894, at Burnley & Nelson Libraries Banns 1860-1900, Confirmations 1851-1900, at Burnley Library |
| Graveyard |
| Small and still in use .. Grass cut |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1981 - 363 headstones, dates on stones range 1843-1980 |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Burnley, Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1833 A cottage at Haggate was used at first 1841 Church opened in Harle Syke. Briercliffe was previously in the Chapelry of St.Peter's, Burnley (BUR.CE.15) but some inhabitants used St.Bartholomew's Church at Colne (COL.CE.03) 1851 Religious Census = built 1841 see Burnley Library Newspaper Index -several reports see "Briercliffe Parish Church - A history & guide to the Church of St.James the Great" by Roger Frost (1984) see also "St.James Church - 150 years young" by Roger Frost (1991) see '" Lancashire Township - The History of Briercliffe & Extwistle" by Roger Frost For inhabitants of Extwistle - also see Worsthorne Church Registers (WOR.CE.01) |
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| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.Bap.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 872354 |
| Name : | Haggate Baptist Chapel |
| Denomination : | Baptist (Scottish) |
| Address : | Nelson Road, Briercliffe, Burnley (Haggate) |
| Incumbent : | - |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| Births 1762-1837 (1841), B 1786-1794, B 1811-1857, at Burnley, Colne & Nelson
Libraries B 1857-1976, at Burnley Library The original registers are kept at the chapel (Burials October 1794 - August 1811 are lost) (Only a few records of births kept after the start of civil registration in 1837) (No marriage register kept until the late 1800s) |
| Graveyard |
| Large and still in use |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1973 - 1517 headstones dated 1771-1973 |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Burnley, Colne & Nelson Libraries Combined with Hill Lane Baptists, graves 1-134 are at Hill Lane |
| Brief History |
| 1760 Baptist met in Briercliffe 1767 First chapel built off Halifax Road. Now demolished - some foundations visible 1851 Religious Census = Scotch Baptist built before 1800 1866 New chapel built on Nelson Road 2001 Chapel building has become unsafe & will have to be demolished see Burnley Library Newspaper Index - several reports |
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| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.Bap.02 |
| Map references : | OS SD 877356 |
| Name : | Ebenezer .. better known as Hill Lane |
| Denomination : | Baptist (Scottish and later English Particular) |
| Address : | Halifax Road, Hill Lane, Briercliffe, Burnley (Lane Bottom) also at Tennyson Street, Briercliffe (Harle Syke) |
| Incumbent : | - |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none + MIs |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| Small and still in use |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1981 - 134 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| At Burnley, Colne & Nelson Libraries Combined with Haggate Baptist MIs .. (Grave numbers H 1-134 = Hill Lane) |
| Brief History |
| 1838 Founded by a breakaway group from Haggate Chapel (BCF.Bap.01) 1840 Chapel built and also used as a school 1851 Religious Census = built in 1840 with Sunday School and Day School 1872 New chapel built and the old chapel used as a Sunday School 1886 Date stone 1887 Present school opened - still standing (date stone 1886) see Burnley Library Newspaper Index - several reports see 'Ebenezer Chapel, Hill Lane' by - Nuttall see also 'Briercliffe Ebenezer Baptist Church. One hundred years of Christian witness, Centenary celebrations 1940' by (the church) History of the church |
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| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.Bap.03 |
| Map references : | - |
| Name : | "Nutter Church" |
| Denomination : | Baptist (Scottish) |
| Address : | a - Junction of Burnley Road & Todmorden Road (Haggate) b - Marsden Heights c - Heyhead |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1824 Formed by a group from Haggate Chapel who met over a shop at the corner of
Burnley Road and Todmorden Road ???? Moved to Marsden Heights Moved to Heyhead 1851 Religious Census = Private Room, set apart 1835 (signed by John Nutter, Elder of Nelson, Marsden near Colne) 1876 By now most of the members had rejoined Haggate Chapel (BCF.Bap.01) |
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| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.Bap.04 |
| Map references : | OS SD 868351 |
| Name : | Tennyson Street Chapel |
| Denomination : | Baptist |
| Address : | Tennyson Street, Briercliffe, Burnley .. corner of Duke Street (Haggate) |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1899 Built as Institute for the men of Hill Lane Baptist Chapel
(BCF.Bap.02) 1995 Now used as a chapel 1999 Demolished & Abraham Altham Court built on the site |
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| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.FG.01 |
| Map references : | c - OS SD 871352 |
| Name : | a - Thursden Chapel b - c - Jehovah Jireh / "Canaan" |
| Denomination : | Free Gospel / Independent Methodist |
| Address : | a - Thursden Scars b - High Sim c - Burnley Road, Briercliffe, Burnley (Haggate) |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| ' Wesleyan Baptisms 1788-1837' .. includes Thursden, at Colne Library |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1813 The upper floor of the three story cottage of Jonas Lee was converted into 'Thursden
Chapel'. (Many have been either Primitive Methodist or Inghamite). There were also meeting
places at Cockden, Haggate & Lane Bottom 1848 Marked on a map of 1848 (ruin by 1880) 1851 Religious Census = 1853 A Sunday School started in a cottage at High Sim 1871 Census records a 'Free Gospel Chapel' at High Sim 1887 Date stone 1888 'Jehovah Jireh' Chapel opened on Burnley Road 1942 Chapel closed 1999 Chapel still standing but unused |
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| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.Qua.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 889360 |
| Name : | John Ecroyd's Orchard ('Th'Acred') |
| Denomination : | Quakers / Society of Friends |
| Address : | Folds (Foulds) House, Briercliffe |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none + MIs |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| 6 burials 1680-1691 - recorded in a manuscript book of Ann Ecroyd of Edgend (1780-1859), at Colne Library |
| Graveyard |
| 4 grave stones - 6 burials 1680 -1691 |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| 1982 - only 2 gravestones remaining .. the inscription on one reads - "Here lyeth the body of Elizabeth, the wife of John Vipond (sic), 1681" |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| see Barrowford, Brierfield & Nelson MIs at Colne Library - six burials 1680 -1691 |
| Brief History |
| 1652 Fox came to the area about this time and his ideas were accepted locally (1656 Quaker Meeting House at Marsden Heights (BFD.Qua.03)) 1662 Meetings took place at Fould's House from about this time 1681-1696 Six burials took place in the orchard John Ecroyd ran a boarding school for Quakers at Fould's House (1763 Quaker Meeting House built at Four Lane Ends (BFD.Qua.04)) 1803 The Ecroyd family sold the property |
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| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.Qua.02 |
| Map references : | OS SD 879356 |
| Name : | Hill |
| Denomination : | Quaker / Society of Friends |
| Address : | Hill Farm, Briercliffe |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none + MIs |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| 8 burials 1656 -1667, at Colne Library |
| Graveyard |
| Small |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| see Barrowford, Brierfield & Nelson MIs at Colne Library - 8 burials 1656 -1667 |
| Brief History |
| - |
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| Town / Index no : | Briercliffe - BCF.WM.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 864350 |
| Name : | Wesleyan Methodist Chapel / Tin Tabernacle |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | Burnley Road, Briercliffe, Burnley .. near Moorview Close (Harle Syke) |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1904-1985, M 1945-1973, see Burnley, Harle Syke |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| none |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| - |
| Brief History |
| 1903 A group from 'Jehovah Jireh' (BCF.FG.01)
first met at 127 Burnley Road, Harle Syke before the "temporary" building was
erected 1985 Closed as a place of worship (2000) Building used as Briercliffe Nursery and Education Centre |
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