It is in the parish of overchurch and administratively, the village is a ward of. We act as an umbrella organisation for both individuals and the peninsulas numerous local history groups and societies with the aim of fostering and promoting wirrals rich and varied history and heritage. Upton, is a village and a parish in wirral district, cheshire. Part of christcentral churches affiliated with newfrontiers. You can make your book as colourful and as varied as you like, this is personal to you. At overchurch junior school, we want all of our children to be passionate about history, to be curious about the past and keen to understand how and why events occurred. Ouerchurch 1668 in wirral the auncient tombe of the bolds of upton who wer all burried under it, but noe writting thereon.
Oh, again, you have probably just provided the missing link to the brosters of raby. We seek to fulfil this through the highest quality teaching and learning opportunities, planned through a broad, balanced and appropriate curriculum, in a stimulating and engaging learning environment. Among the stones taken from the site to build a new church at upton was a fragment of an anglosaxon cross slab inscribed with runic lettering. Please use the form below to submit feedback or updates directly to the camra branch for consideration. The three ancient sites described in this short book,if the analyses here are confirmed by further field work and research,may be as important as stonehenge and avebury. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We shape our curriculum to best serve children in our school community. Meanwhile i have been scanning the old 25 inch and 6 inch os maps available for wirral.
A range of resources are also available at the wirral archives service. Birkenhead on wirral memories, a website that displays pictures and photographs of birkenhead and the wirral, past and present. The wirral peninsula in the county of cheshire, just north of ancient chester, is well known for its viking and roman history but artifacts going back to the mesolithic and neolithic periods, such as ritual stone axes and flint arrow heads are also known. Ferries have been used on this route since at least the 12th century, and continue to be popular for both local people and visitors. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a family history center or at the family history library. Woodchurch is an area of birkenhead on the wirral peninsula, in england. Details of yesterday s wirral books currently for sale. We welcome the help of all users to contribute to this important campaigning project. In 1847, william williams mortimer said of upton in his history of the hundred of wirral. Recently remains have been found from the mesolithic period, nearly ten thousand years ago. Overchurch infant school photos, maps, books, memories. The average house price in overchurch road, upton, wirral ch49 is.
Throughout most of its history its character has been shaped by its coast and. You can join the library online and access a wide range of e books and eaudio for free. The monument includes the curvilinear embanked enclosure which formed the churchyard of a church at overchurch. As a school team we have developed a curriculum based on a clear progression of knowledge and skills across the subjects as well as ensuring appropriate content coverage. Little is known of wirral in the early post roman years. The domesday book 1086 ad mentions a priest at the manor of landican of which woodchurch formed a part. It was once the most important village of this part of the wirral, though never great by the standards of the county, until the industrial revolution transformed the peninsula. Mortimer old bebbington by dave mitchleson a wirral album by the heswall society burton in wirral by the burton history society. Site of church and churchyard at overchurch 875m north west. Prior to that i completed a series of posts listing what i found to be the most helpful commentaries on each book of the bible.
Nothing is left of the building and the area is now a small wild wood. Overchurch infant school in wirral has a slightly above average 320 pupils. Please use these contact methods to contact our senco mrs isaacs. Overchurch may be a classic example of the results of that policy in britain.
Local history of the wirral spanning over 5000 years of history. Nothing is known about the churchs construction in history, but mr. As a village, overchurch is omitted from domesday book, but it appears on. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the wirral libraries digital collection. The church, of which little remains, was demolished in 18. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. It is in the parish of overchurch and administrativ. Recently, i completed a series of posts listing what i believe to be the most helpful books on each locus of systematic theology. Birkenhead reference library holds a wealth of resources on local and family history. Overchurch park is the area of grass and woodland bordered by royden road, the upton bypass, moreton road and the overchurch estate, it includes overchurch graveyard and the site of the norman church.
Sir gawain spent christmas on wirral before his confrontation with the green knight. Find ancestors born in or around wirral, cheshire, nationwide plus military records or trace war graves. The lodge was just about where the motorway bridge is now. Resources available at birkenhead library obituaries obituaries from 1880 to 1896 and 2010 to 20 are available to view at birkenhead reference library. Books and journals bulock, j d, pre conquest cheshire, 1972, 489 thacker, a, the victoria history of the county of cheshire, 1987, 280 other voussoir from south door overchurch church, 1993 legal. Administratively, woodchurch is within the metropolitan borough of wirral, its parliamentary constituency is wirral west, and its local council ward is upton. The wirral history and heritage association was set up in 2008 to act as an umbrella organisation for all local history and heritage societies within wirral our aim. The hundred of wirral by philip sulley a perambulation of the hundred of wirral by henry young the search for old wirral by david randall a history of wirral by stephen j roberts the history of the hundred of wirral by j.
Another lost church is the one that gave its name to overchurch, near upton. Family history overchurch infant school trace your ancestors. In between there is little known except the stone carvings of bidston hill. Yet no other signs of these early occupants have been recognised. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The recent history of wirral has been one of mixed fortunes, which has exacerbated the social and economic contrasts between the two sides of the peninsula. Baptisms, marriages and burials 16001812 56 pages overchurch parish, the only township of which is upton, is situated about the centre of the lower mediety of the hundred of wirral in the county of chester. The church was built opposite where upton manor stands now just off moreton spur on the overchurch. Sep 04, 2017 the term and holiday dates have not been verified by overchurch infant school. We look forward to hearing all about your creative ideas. Includes over 220 images of pubs of wirral, liverpool, chester, cheshire and north wales also brewery and pub adverts. The first of these was a reprint of tim grasss definitive modern history, gathering to his name.
Our aim at overchurch infants is to enable all children to achieve their full potential in all aspects of school life. We believe that highquality history lessons encourage skills of critical thinking. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 8,400 3,840 males, 4,560 females. Domesday book records over twenty manors in north wirral, with one large. Overchurch infant school wirral school information. Best wishes and keep safe, everyone at overchurch junior school. The house was built by thomas webster in 1859, it was built next to the site of the old church and graveyard, with a lodge on moreton road. The wirral history and heritage association whha is for anyone interested in the history and heritage of wirral. Wirral professional family history, family trees, genealogy, house and ancestry research service by professional genealogist uk and local history research. We are sending this book home for the children to continue to develop their skills. Past discoveries is a genealogical and family history research company offering a friendly and efficient service to those who wish to find out more about their family history. The wirral peninsula in cheshire, england is well known for its roman and viking past.
Overchurch infant school photos, maps, books, memories of. Overchurch parish, the only township of which is upton, is situated about the centre of the lower mediety of the hundred of wirral in the county of chester. A runestone was discovered in the ruins of uptons norman parish church in overchurch. Overchurch park is the area of grass and woodland bordered by royden road, the upton bypass, moreton road and the overchurch estate, it includes overchurch graveyard. This is in line with government guidance for people to avoid nonessential contact with others, to help tackle covid19 coronavirus. House prices in overchurch road, upton, wirral ch49 stand at. Television on the wirral old news old events old sportsevents photos of wirral contact home psychic wirral. Deeside wirral has retained its affluence, with welltodo communities such as heswall, west kirby and hoylake interspersed with open rural areas and pretty villages.
See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. A extraordinary collection of historic photos and maps of overchurch infant school, the wirral area and cheshire. Including photographs, maps, articles, videos, geneaology, events and discussion forums. My dad used to tell me that the brosters worked raby water mill but all the local history books seem to disprove that so i picked up information on brosters farming at raby. Parents are encouraged to help the school ensure pupils are regularly attending school. Upton, merseyside wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Neolithic artifacts such as polished stone axes and arrow heads are known in the area of north wirral. Write to us at overchurch junior school, moreton road, upton, wirral, ch49 4ns. To view the local council dates visit wirral local education authority. The national curriculum is at the heart of the overchurch junior school curriculum. Upton is a village in the northern part of the wirral peninsula, england, and is situated within 4 miles 6. Wirral records page 16, spelt as it is in the book.
Wirral this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. The dates for overchurch infant school may be different to the dates published by the local education authority, so please ensure you check the dates with the school before booking a holiday. Then it sayes drawing of a flat tomb,but nothing depicted on it. Church records edit edit source upton in overchurch, cheshire genealogy parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years. All wirral libraries will be closed until further notice.
Page 31 as the normans were marshalled in three divisions, so they began the battle by simultaneous attacks upon three points of the english forces. My preliminary analyses of overchurch, arrowe park and the fender lane array are now published in a wirral megalithic mystery, available from amazon books if anybody is interested. The earliest known settlements date back to the mesolithic period, or middle stone age about 7000 bc, and since that time, celts, saxons, vikings, and normans have all dwelt in the peninsula. Olaf stapledon, a writer, spent much of his life in west kirby and caldy, and. A saxon church probably existed here before the present church was built. As upton is the only township in the parish of overchurch, the parish is often called upton. We also produce books and articles on subjects from within the local areas. Upton is a village in the northern part of the wirral peninsula of westernmost cheshire. They will learn to question why people interpret the past in different ways. Our aim is to bring together individuals and organisations interested in every aspect of wirral s heritage and local history in order to promote and encourage an awareness and enjoyment of the peninsulas unique past. Overchurch hill became overchurch childrens home in 1947 when frank paul of pauls mill in seacombe sold it.
What i would like to do now is something similar with church history. Family history overchurch infant school, cheshire or nationwide a truly comprehensive collection of family research sites. Site of church and churchyard at overchurch 875m north west of upton hall is a scheduled monument in upton, wirral, england. Heritage list entry summary for site of church and churchyard at overchurch 875m north west of upton hall. Jubilee church wirral a growing church in wallasey, wirral. Upton by birkenhead, cheshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Lost villages of wirral during the nine thousand years that wirral has been settled, habitations have come and gone. Cheshire 152 history pdf books on dvd flat caps and bonnets.
At landican a possible early christian site is suggested by the place name llantegan, the church of st decan, while the circular churchyard at overchurch is probably the source of a decorated runic stone, dating from c 800. You can join the library online and access a wide range of ebooks and eaudio for free. Overchurch infants school shares with the recently opened junior department 1959 the most attractive school site in birkenhead a rural setting, midway across the wirral peninsula and close to the boundary which separates the borough from its neighbouring authorities. It is in the parish of overchurch and administratively, the village is a ward of the metropolitan borough of wirral in the metropolitan county of. Parish history edit edit source upton is a township in the parish of overchurch on the wirral peninsula, cheshire. Upton, merseyside familypedia fandom powered by wikia. Any research related to history, geography and science topics.
Bahn has launched a series of books entitled studies in brethren history. The stone is now kept at the grosvenor museum in chester. Transcripts of the registers of upton in overchurch. The mersey ferry is a ferry service operating on the river mersey in north west england, between liverpool to the east and birkenhead and wallasey on the wirral peninsula to the west. Overchurch infant school infant school in upton, wirral. Buy a discounted paperback of a wirral megalithic mystery online from australias leading online bookstore. The first church in upton or overchurch is said to date back to 700 900ad making it of anglo saxon origin.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Site of church and churchyard at overchurch 875m north. The township stands 4 miles west of birkenhead it has a railway station and a postoffice under birkenhead. Jubilee church wirral is an exciting growing church based in the heart of wallasey, wirral. Using new evidence professor gregg shows the probable presence of a huge stone circle surrounding the saxon church site at. We seek to fulfil this through the highest quality teaching and learning opportunities, planned through a broad, balanced and appropriate curriculum, in a. Immediately before the duke rode taillefer the minstrel, singing, with a loud and clear voice, the lay of charlemagne and roland, and the emprises of the paladins who had fallen in the dolorous pass of roncevaux.