Corporate Whaley Bridge; Whaley Bridge Methodist Circuit; 1867-2003; religious organisation DS/UK/P/2714 Whaley Bridge Methodist Circuit Whaley Bridge Wesleyan Methodist Circuit 1867-2003 religious organisation Whaley Bridge

In 1867, societies in and around Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith broke away from the Buxton Wesleyan Methodist Circuit to form the Whaley Bridge Wesleyan Methodist Circuit. At this time the Circuit was made up of eight churches: Whaley Bridge, Chapel-en-le-Frith (Townend), Bagshaw, Combs, White Knowle, Chinley, Fernilee and Kettleshulme. In the 1950s, the circuit saw the addition of the ex-Primitive Methodist Church chapels at Buxworth (closed 1984), Dove Holes, Whitehough and Chapel-en-le-Frith (Market Street). In 1966, Chapel, Market Street, united with Townend Methodist Church, to form Chapel-en-le-Frith Methodist Church. In September 2003 an amalgamation took place between the Whaley Bridge and New Mills Circuits to form the High Peak Methodist Circuit. Predecessor: Buxton Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Successor: High Peak Methodist Circuit (2003-fl 2024) Yes International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 31/12/2021 4f82ebf3-b02e-404c-a492-946930a172bf