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The Parish of Croston
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Croston Parish Church (St Michael and All Angels) is located at SD 490183

and is now in the Diocese of Blackburn. Contact details for the church are as follows:-

Canon Robert J. BRUNSWICK (Appointed: 1987)
St Michael's Rectory
19 Westhead Road
Croston, Lancashire
PR26 7RQ
Phone 01772 600 877

In 1835 the parish of Croston contained the townships of Croston, Bretherton, Ulnes Walton, Mawdesley and Bispham although originally the following communities had also been part of Croston Parish:-

Name	Date of separation
Hoole	1642
Chorley	1793
Rufford	1793
Tarleton	1821
Hesketh with Becconsall	1821
Mawdesley with Bispham	1843
Bretherton	1843

Parish records for the Parish Church exist as follows:-

	Original Registers at Lancs. R.O.	IGI	LPRS	BVRI-2
Christenings	1538-1948	1643-1861	1538-1727	N/A
Marriages	1538-1948	1538-1559 1570-1876	1538-1727	N/A
Burials	1538-1948	N/A	1538-1727	N/A

The Lancashire Parish Register Society (LPRS) is a group of volunteers who have been working since 1898 to transcribe and make available copies of parish registers in Lancashire. If you wish to purchase transcripts of the parish records from 1538 –1727 please contact them here: LPRS

The Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society has transcribed the Chapelry of Becconsall 1813 - 46; Chapelry of Bretherton 1843 – 46 and the Chapelry of Mawdsley 1843 – 46. The LFH&HS should be contacted for details on how to purchase those fiche.

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