Saddleworth Historical Society describes Saddleworth as 'in the township of Quick'. However, other sites state Quick was the Medieval name for Saddleworth - so this is confusing me. Then it continues to describe it as a parish.
It then states that it is 2 miles from Dobcross - but I thought Dobcoss was in Saddleworth.
On another page of the Saddleworth Historical Society, Saddleworth is described as 'Historically, a Township' and 'a Chapelry within the parish of Rochdale'.
The FamilySearch website describes Saddleworth cum Quick, as 'a parochial chapelry in the parish of Rochdale'
Is there a significant difference between Chapelries and parochial chapelries?
I though a chapelry was a chapel of ease connected to the mother church which saved people traveling to the mother church to go to Sunday service.
I thought a parochial chapelry was able to perform marriages. Is this true? I assumed this because of all the marriages performed at Saddleworth St Chad's.
I am getting more confused as the FamilySearch sebsite states that Saddleworth St Chad's is 'just across the Yorkshire/Lancashire border (in Lancashire)'. But I thought that Saddleworth St Chad's was in Uppermill which appears to be in Yorkshire to me.
I have a baptism record for 1741 sourced from Ancestry.com. It is a Bishops Transcription of Baptisms, Burials and Marriages in Saddleworth from 1740 to 1749. Ancestry.com has recorded the Parish as 'Saddleworth, Lancashire, England'.
But isn't Saddleworth in Yorkshire?
I would be very grateful if someone could clarify these points.
Regards
Karen