Sherrington Primitive Methodist chapel
But where was Sherrington?
A Kirkland has described the opening of the Primitive Methodist chapel in Sherrington. Services started from June 24th 1860. Preachers at the opening included Mr. A. Wilson, A. Kirkland (Chorley), W. Ball (Golbourn) and J. Ball, of Wigan.
The new chapel measured 10 yards by 8 yards, seated 150 and cost £240 of which £120 had been raised.
When we consider that the trustees, and the members of the society, are all working people, and having had no large sums of money given them, we think they have done well, for which we thank the Great Head of the Church. Our sanctuary is the only place of worship in the village.
But where was this chapel? Chorley, Golbourn (Golborne) and Wigan are all in South Lancashire, but I can’t find a place called Sherrington in the area. The only Sherrington on Ordnance Survey maps is in Wiltshire so it is not that one.
Was there a transcription error in the name? There is a village called Shevington north west of Wigan and there are Primitive Methodist chapels in the area such as Almond Brook Primitive Methodist Church, on Shevington Moor Road. In Shevington itself, the maps show the current Shevington Methodist church as built between 1960 and 1968.
Can anyone cast light?
Reference
Primitive Methodist magazine October 1860 page 617
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Thanks for the confirmation Sue.
Shevington makes sense in the context of Wigan, and Lancashire Online Parish Clerks’ website has information about Shevington Vale Primitive Methodist chapel set up in 1859. It says that the current The Vale Methodist church is based in the Primitive chapel.
https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Shevington/valemethodist/index.html
It looks as though there is material at Wigan and Leigh Archives: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/2cebfee3-442f-4176-9d7d-486e63665546
The chapel is shown on the 25in OS map of 1908: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18.0&lat=53.58210&lon=-2.71287&layers=168&b=1
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