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| Rossett - Christ Church |
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| Ordnance Survey reference SJ 365572 |
| Clwyd Family History Society - Church Photographs |
| Rossett - Christ Church |
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| Ordnance Survey reference SJ 365572 |
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The parish of Rossett was created on 30 June 1840, from the townships of Allington (Trefalyn), Burton, and Marford & Hoseley, which until then had been in the parish of Gresford. In November 1851, part of the township of Gwersyllt was transferred from Rossett to the new parish of Gwersyllt. There is believed to have been a chapel of ease in Rossett in the early seventeenth century. Following the creation of the new parish, a new church was built in 1841. It was apparently of somewhat eccentric and inconvenient design, both inside and out. The foundation stone of a completely new building was laid on 1 May 1891, after the Vicar (Rev. Vowler Wickham) had spent many years in attempting to have something done. He died just before the church was due to be consecrated; and he was buried in the churchyard on the day of the consecration - All Saint's Day, 1892. The church was in Denbighshire until 1974; and in Clwyd from 1974 until 1996. It is now in Wrexham County Borough. For "family history" information about the church and parish, click on the GENUKI link at the top of this page. |
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