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Entry Type	Corporate
Corporate Name	Hope Woodlands Methodist Chapel
Also Known As	Hope Woodlands Methodist Church; Woodlands Methodist Church
Place	Hope Woodlands
Epithet	Methodist church, formerly Wesleyan
Dates	1868-fl 2018
History	There is a long-standing tradition of non-conformity in the Woodlands area in Hope dating back to the reign of Charles II. The Wesleyan Methodists had a strong presence from the early period of Methodist history. A Wesleyan Chapel was built near Alport Bridge in the Woodlands valley in the parish of Hope in 1868, the site being given by the Duke of Devonshire who also me the cost of its erection. The chapel was originally in the Bradwell Wesleyan Circuit. A special service was held every first Sunday in July and known as the Woodlands Lovefeast. It was held by the Wesleyan Methodists at the Lovefeast Barn at Alport Castles Farm. Circuit: Bradwell Wesleyan Circuit (1868-1905); North Derbyshire Methodist Circuit (1905-1944); Peak Methodist Circuit (1944-fl 2025)
Authorised Form of Name	Hope Woodlands; Hope Woodlands Methodist Chapel; 1868-fl 2018; Methodist church, formerly Wesleyan

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