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part of the Anglican communion |
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A Church of England in the diocese of Manchester. |
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St Nicholas Church with St John and St Michael
Founded 1511—listed 2* |
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1985 Parish of St Nicholas with St John and St Michael established. 1999 Charles Ellis 2005 Sue Davies
Click here for photographs from 1811.
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Rectors |
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List of Rectors and Vicars of St Nicholas Church from 1511 1511 James Roberts 1515 Edward Tattersall 1521 Stephen Smith 1532 George Gregory 1548 Henry Ramsbottom 1548 Lawrance Ashworth 1592 James Kershaw 1622 William Horrocks 1646 Robert Dewhurst 1664 Thomas Saunders 1695 Thomas Leigh 1726 John Welsh 1767 John Shorrock 1802 Nicholas Baldwin 1811 David Rathbone 1825 Philip Abbot 1833 Edward Burrow 1850 J.B.Phillips 1891 Herbert Bury 1896 John Bennett 1906 J.S.Addison 1920 G.E.Knapp-Fisher 1928 Maxwell Young 1942 Stanley Lane 1956 G.Hamilton Richards 1957 Francis Bennett 1961 Frank Robinson 1972 John Titterington 1973 Parish of St Nicholas and St John established. 1981 Alan Toombs
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Vicar of St John’s Church Revd C Merchant, MA 1902-1926 |
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Vicar of St John’s Church Revd Gerald B Feber 1926-1937 |