Cheshire Churches : Ellesmere Port, Christ Church

ELLESMERE PORT: Christ Church (Church of England)

Founded in 1844 as a chapel to Eastham: St. Mary. On 28 March 1871 it became the district church for the townships of Netherpool and Overpool, and part of the township of Whitby (previously served by Eastham: St. Mary). It also included the chapels of Stanney Grange: St. Andrew, Whitby: St. Francis and Whitby: St. Thomas & All Saints.

The district was affected by the following boundary changes:

1964 September 25 — enlarged to include the extra-parochial place of Stanlow.
1967 March 23 — extended to include the civil parish of Great Stanney from Stoak: St. Lawrence.
1971 October 27 — extended to include the areas of the abolished districts of Stoak: St. Lawrence and Thornton-le-Moors: St. Mary.

C = Christenings (Baptisms) ; M = Marriages ; B = Burials ; BTs = Bishop's Transcripts

Original Registers	C 1844–1991 ; M 1872–1993 ; B 1844–1941 — Cheshire Record Office (P 183) C from 1991 ; M from 1993 ; B from 1941 — Church
Microfilm Copies	C 1844–1956 ; M 1872–1949 ; B 1844–1941 — Cheshire Record Office
Copies and Indexes	M 1872–1958 — Cheshire BMD (CW:CE22)
Bishop's Transcripts	1851, 1866–68, 1891–92 (microfilmed) — Cheshire Record Office