| TRAWDEN FOREST | ~ Including Winewall & Wycoller. Formerly in the Parish of Colne |
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INDEX TO TRAWDEN FOREST CHURCHES, CHAPELS & BURIAL GROUNDS
| Bookmark | Establishment and Location |
| Church of England | |
| TRA.CE.01 | St.Mary the Virgin, Lane House Lane |
| Roman Catholic | |
| TRA.RC.01 | St.Ursula, off Winewall Lane |
| Nonconformist | |
| TRA.FG.01 | Free Gospel Chapel / Mount Zion: Lane House Lane |
| TRA.Ing.01 | Winewall Inghamite Chapel, New Row, Winewall |
| TRA.PM.01 | Bethel Primitive Methodist Chapel, Colne Road |
| TRA.PM.02 | Primitive Methodist, Wycoller |
| TRA.Qua.01 | Meeting House, Gilford Clough / Mire Ridge |
| TRA.WM.01 | Wesley Chapel, Skipton Road (Hill End) |
| All Denomination | |
| TRA.PC.01 | Hartley Cemetery, Mire Ridge |
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| For the history of Trawden Forest see - | |
| 'The Annals of Trawden Forest' by Fred Bannister (1922) & (1992) ISBN 1 872895 115 | |
| 'Wycoller' by Stanley Cookson & Herbert Hindle (1973) | |
| 'Portrait of Wycoller' by John Bentley (1975) | |
| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.CE.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 911385 |
| Name : | St.Mary the Virgin |
| Denomination : | Church of England |
| Address : | Lane House Lane, Trawden |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1846-1911, M 1846-1976, B 1846-1936, + MIs |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1846-1900, M 1846-1900, B 1846-1900, Banns 1899-1900, at Burnley, Colne
& Nelson Libraries C 1846-1900, M 1846-1900, on IGI for Lancashire |
| Graveyard |
| - |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1984 - 206 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1846 Founded 1851 Religious Census = New parish in 1846 |
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| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.RC.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 908401 |
| Name : | St.Ursula |
| Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
| Address : | Bright Street, off Winewall Lane, Trawden (Cotton Tree) |
| 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 |
| 1903 Opened as 'Chapel of Ease', served from Sacred Heart at Colne (COL.RC.01) |
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| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.FG.01 |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 913382 |
| Name : | a - Free Gospel Chapel b - Mount Zion |
| Denomination : | Free Gospel / Independent Methodist |
| Address : | a - b - Lane House Lane, Trawden |
| 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 |
| 1815 Cottage chapel near Lane House Mill (Members moved for work to Waterside
near Colne and founded Providence (COL.IM.01) and Bethel (COL.IM.03)) 1851 Religious Census = erected 1815 (not used solely as a chapel) Returning members and seceders from other places in Trawden, held services in the Literary Institute 1882 Zion Chapel built in Lane House Lane ? Closed |
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| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.Ing.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 912398 |
| Name : | Winewall Chapel |
| Denomination : | Inghamite |
| Address : | New Row, Winewall, Trawden |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1753-1974, (M 1872-1910 - these are actually for (COL.Ing.01)) + MIs |
| C 1753-1989, |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1754-1837, B 1752-1837,
at Colne Library C 1753-1837 on IGI for Lancashire Church Registers with Pendle Council Cemeteries Department (Linda Binns) |
| Graveyard |
| Large and overgrown |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1981 - about 1000 headstones. Many others were overgrown and impossible to transcribe. |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Burnley, Colne and Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1752 First chapel built (the site is surrounded by the burial ground) 1851 Religious Census = Winewall Chapel erected 1752 1860 New chapel built and first chapel became the Sunday School ? First chapel demolished 1979 Chapel demolished and Sunday School used as chapel 1998 Chapel closed. Final service in September 1999 Plans to sell the chapel building 2000 The building being developed into houses. The local council to take over the maintenance of the burial ground |
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| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.PM.01 |
| Map references : | a - OS SD 909388, first chapel & burial ground b - OS SD 910386, second chapel c - OS SD 905390, Mire Ridge burial ground |
| Name : | Bethel |
| Denomination : | Primitive Methodist |
| Address : | a - (Pave Shed built on the site) b - Chapel, Colne Road, Trawden c - Burial Ground - Mire Ridge .. now Public Cemetery |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| M 1914-1960 + MIs (1819-1899 ? Old burial ground) see Burnley, Curzon Street PM, C 1835-1837 contains baptisms of many families of children from Trawden |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| C 1835-1837, at Burnley Library .. see Burnley, Curzon Street PM C 1835-1837 on IGI for Lancashire, Burnley, Curzon Street (see above) |
| Graveyard |
| On Mire Ridge .. formerly Quaker cemetery |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in ? - 216 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne Library |
| Brief History |
| 1826 Services in corner shop in Chapel Street 1835 Chapel built with small burial ground (later the site of Pave Shed) 1848 Shown on map 1850 Chapel & burial ground sold 1851 Religious Census = "Back Lane Top" (crossed out), chapel erected 1835 1858 Bought the old Quaker Cemetery (TRA.Qua.01) on Mire Ridge 1861 'Branch meetings' - nearest chapel at Colne, meetings also at Wycoller 1875 New Chapel built 1890 Hartley Memorial School built 1964 Chapel demolished - site now built on |
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| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.PM.02 |
| Map references : | OS SD 923393 |
| Name : | Wycoller Primitive Methodist |
| Denomination : | Primitive Methodist |
| Address : | Wycoller |
| 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 |
| 1851 Religious Census = Building erected before 1806, postal address Wycoller 1861 Services still held at Wycoller |
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| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.Qua.01 |
| Map references : | a - b - OS SD 905390 |
| Name : | Meeting House |
| Denomination : | Quaker / Society of Friends |
| Address : | a - Gilford Clough, Trawden b - Mire Ridge, Trawden |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| see MARSDEN - Society of Friends covering N E Lancashire etc Births 1654-1961, M 1658-1909, B 1654-1893 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| Small. In 1858 bought by the Primitive Methodists and in 1926 became the Public Cemetery (TRA.PC.01) |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed - 216 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne Library |
| Brief History |
| 1660 Quakers met at Gilford Clough, Trawden 1688 Land acquired for a burial ground Date stone in wall JS 1688 ( = Jeffrey Shackleton) 1697 Meeting House erected in corner of burial ground 1850 Meeting House demolished 1858 Burial ground bought by the Primitive Methodists, see (TRA.PM.01) 1926 Restored by Dame Martha Hartley ? Became the Public Cemetery, see (TRA.PC.01) |
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| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.WM.01 |
| Map references : | OS SD 912387 |
| Name : | Wesley Chapel |
| Denomination : | Wesleyan Methodist |
| Address : | Hill End, Skipton Road, Trawden |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| C 1819-1837 & 1963-1964, M 1912-1978, B 1818-1823 + MIs |
| Public Record Office, London |
| RG 4/1169 Births / Christenings 1819-1837 |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| see 'Wesleyan Baptisms 1788-1837', at Colne Library - includes Trawden,
Wycoller, Hoyle, Lane House, Antley, Wanless, Thursden, Colne, Barnoldswick - New Laithe C 1816-1837 on IGI for Lancashire |
| Graveyard |
| Small, in 1998 - graveyard and headstones in a mess as a house is being built on the site of the chapel |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in 1980 - 20 headstones dated 1818-1911 |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1810 Chapel erected 1850 Chapel enlarged 1851 Religious census = Wesleyan Methodist Chapel 1890 Enlarged 1910 New Chapel built across the road, the Old chapel used as Sunday School 1951 Chapel closed and demolished. Sunday School across the road used as chapel 1998 House being built on the site of the former chapel 2002 "Chapel House" built on the site, Gravestones still there see 'Brief history of the Trawden Wesleyan Methodist Chapel and Sunday School 1810-1910 ..Centenary' |
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| Town / Index no : | Trawden - TRA.PC.01 Mire Ridge, Trawden |
| Map references : | OS SD 905390 |
| Name : | Hartley Cemetery |
| Denomination : | Public Cemetery (Formerly Quaker and then Primitive Methodist) |
| Address : | Mire Ridge, Trawden |
| Parish Registers at Lancashire Archives, listed in LANCAT online catalogue |
| none |
| Local Sources for Copies of Parish Registers |
| - |
| Graveyard |
| Tidy |
| Memorial Inscriptions |
| Transcribed in ? - 216 headstones |
| Local Copies of Memorial Inscriptions |
| Colne & Nelson Libraries |
| Brief History |
| 1688 Land acquired by Quakers, see (TRA.Qua.01)
for a burial ground 1858 Bought by the Primitive Methodists see (TRA.PM.01) 1926 Plaque on right hand corner of front wall = "Dame Martha Hartley built this Lodge and gateway, restored the cemetery and provided for its maintenance AD 1926" ? Became a Public Cemetery |
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