Not far from the boundary stone is the tiny village of Booth.
The first chapel in Booth near Midgley was founded in 1761, originally as a Wesleyan Church. In 1828 a new church, the "Ebenezer Chapel", was built and in 1869 another new chapel was built, the old one being retained for school and social purposes. It eventually became an Independent or Congregational church in 1872. By the end of the 1970s the congregation had dwindled to 12 and it was eventually demolished in 1980. The manse and graveyard remain.
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| Booth Independent (Congregational) Chapel |
Mary Highley from the last post (no. 1 in this series), called Mally in the church record, was born on 28th February 1789 and baptised on 12th April in Booth Chapel. Before Mary and James emigrated to the U.S. all their children were baptised at Booth.
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 | | Graveyard May 2023 |
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 | | Entrance to the graveyard |
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 | | Cottages at Goit Side in Booth |
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 | | Bank House Lane, Booth |
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