Talk:St Mary's Church, Newchurch in Pendle

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As you're passing trough can you remember where the chapel of ease in 1250 claim came from? I notice it also in the Newchurch in Pendle article, but I very much doubt it to be correct. This site is centrally located in the Forest of Pendle, which officially ceased being a Royal forest in 1507. The reason why this place (and the one in the related Forest of Rossendale) is called such is because these chapels where built to address a lack of provision in the former forest areas, subsequently the settlements developed around them. They would have remained chapels of ease in the parish of Whalley until the mid 1800s like those in Burnley. I've checked the VCH entry and although it appears to agree with me it isn't definitive (says built before 1529).--Trappedinburnley (talk) 11:17, 4 July 2015 (UTC)


 * It came from the "Official Guide", which I picked up when I visited the church a few years ago. I've checked it again today, and that's what it says.  So somebody connected with the church should know some more about it - maybe.  Cheers.  --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 14:13, 4 July 2015 (UTC)