Identifing churches/chapels from parish records (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Monday, March 24, 2008, 22:13 (5885 days ago) @ priest

Alison

You appear to have worked it all out. Where there is just a name such as
Coleford or Christchurch it is a Parish (Church of England).

Non-conformist chapels and circuits have their denomination added to the name.
An example is Lydney Primitive Methodist

The reference number relates to the relevant microfilm roll together with the
frame number (page) from which the record was transcribed.

If you wish to check the original record on microfiche, having this reference
number allows you to easily find the record you are interested in.

Take a look at Churches and Chapels
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/churches/

If we do not have a picture of a church together with its name I am sure you find the the name of the church by doing a search on the web.