The Church of St Mary, Great Sankey in the County of -- Lancashire --

There are graves to the front and the rear of the church. By 1833 the church graveyard was nearly full, and was extended by using land between the school and the chapel. This land also filled up quickly. The churchyard was then extended further by using land along St Mary's Road. The land was given to the church when Greystone Common was enclosed in 1867, and the first burials took place in 1881. This is now referred to as 'St Mary's Road Cemetery'. From 1881 onwards, burials were recorded in a grave book - follow the link to 'Graves' to the left, to view the transcription. This records the burials at both St Mary's Road Cemetery and the churchyard.

In 1865, the minutes of a public Vestry meeting (which were found with one of the registers) recorded that: "the proposed map of the burial ground not being deemed necessary, be dispensed with", so there does not appear to be any grave plan dating from around that time. The plans shown here were put together by Jean Berry in conjunction with the late Roy Allen. The numbering from these plans has been used when recording the MIs - follow the link to 'MIs' on the left to view the transcription.

The OPC, Jean Berry, has photographs of many of the graves which are still visible, and also has some details of gravestones which were removed when the landscaping was done. If you are looking for a specific grave, please contact Jean with full details, using the 'EMail' link on the left (the quill pen symbol).