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- ↑ Parishes, Diocese of Liverpool, archived from the original on 5 July 2008, retrieved 7 August 2008
- ↑ Elrington, C. R. (Ed.) (1980). The Victoria history of the county of Chester, Volume III. Oxford: The University of London Institute of Historical Research (Oxford University Press), p. 12.
- ↑ The Diocese of Shrewsbury , retrieved 9 August 2008
- ↑ Parishes, The Archdiocese of Liverpool, archived from the original on 29 April 2009, retrieved 7 August 2008
- ↑ Churches and Circuits, Chester & Stoke-on-Trent Methodist District, retrieved 9 August 2008
- ↑ Circuits, The Methodist Church: Liverpool District, archived from the original on 9 August 2008, retrieved 9 August 2008
- ↑ Church Contacts, United Reformed Church, retrieved 9 August 2008
- ↑ Churchfinder, Baptist Union of Great Britain, retrieved 9 August 2008[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Elim Pentecostal Church Locator, Elim Pentecostal Church, retrieved 9 August 2008
- ↑ Welcome to a new day, Assemblies of God, retrieved 1 October 2008
- ↑ Find a Church, UK Church Directory, retrieved 9 August 2008
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