Chinley Independent Chapel
`Chinley Chapel stands in a unique position, serving three hamlets - Chapel Milton, the Wash and New Smithy. There is something very beautiful about this old Sanctuary. It is plain in structure, but venerable and picturesquely emblematical in its simplicity of the faith of its founders. ....Chinley Chapel is unique because it is built on land which was extra parochial liberty and does not come under the jurisdiction of the diocesan Bishop.` from William Simpson`s `The History of Chinley Chapel, Chinley (Independent) Founded 1662`
Information about Chinley Chapel can be found at www.chinleychapel.org.uk
The Baptism/Burial page is in alphabetical order but does not include all the entries on the separate Baptism and Burial pages.
`The land on which the Chappel was built was purchased of John HADFIELD of Chappel Milton for the sum of ten pounds in the names of William BAGSHAWE of Chinley house and Robert MIDDLETON of Chappel le ffrith in the year of our Lord 1711
Subscribers towards purchase of house and Land for Chappel at Chappel Milton included
Mrs HADFIELD widow of Mr HADFIELD mercer 29 June 1771
List of persons belonging to the congregation at Chinley Chappel whose subscriptions quarterly are as followeth 25 May 1774 (includes) Joseph HADFIELD 1/6
Subscriber who have left of[f] paying Mrs HADFIELD widow`
Contributors to building included in 1711: Joseph HADFIELD of Edale 1/-; Charles HADFIELD of Courses 5/-
Communicants 1728 included:
Joseph HADFIELD of Edale and Ann HADFIELD his wife
Joseph HADFIELD of Tideswell and Lydia HADFIELD his wife
Ann wife of Joseph HADFIELD of Chinley Head