Leece United Methodist Free Church

The church does not have a graveyard.

It was founded in 1881 and closed in 1912.

The picture on the right is Leece Tarn from a postcard dated 1904. The former Methodist church, taken down in the late 1920s, is the building on the extreme right. The enclosure in the centre used to form allotment gardens and a drying ground for the neighbouring cottages. The tarn itself has since been reduced in size.

In 1907 the United Methodist Free Church merged with the Methodist New Connexion and the Bible Christians to form the United Methodist Church.

In 1932 the United Methodists joined with the Wesleyan Methodists and the Primitive Methodists to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain.

Whilst every effort has been made to record exact details of record office and library holdings you are recommended to check with them before visiting to ensure that they do hold the records and years you wish to examine. Similarly check with transcript publishers to ensure they cover the records and years you require before making a purchase.

The Cumbria Record Office, Barrow hold:

• Baptisms 1882-1912

This site provides historical information about churches, other places of worship and cemeteries. It has no connection with the churches themselves.

It was located at SD2445069477 (Lat/Lon 54.115591, -3.157252). You can see this on maps provided by:

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