hi,
we were at the burial ground saturday but the church gates were closed as they have had a brake -in from what i can gather - we were down deane clough and found an ancient steps and path to the burial ground at the back but very slippery and muiddy -
there seems to be another way in via the nursery car park (mind the barking dog!)
other than that i can tell you that the memorial incripts are held in the library at Westhoughton library or there may also been a book in bolton too ,no need to go trudging around blind these are listed alphabetically , the main gates to the church are generally open but the main gates to the church were fully locked someone told me there had been an attempted break in so thats why -
there is also a lovely old fashioned cafe at the side a few yards from the church where they do a lovely cream tea for one pound ninety five and some nice meals too - for anyone wishing to visit and lives far
when i was down deane clough i noticed some of the stepping stones were made up of broken headstones - the walls to the bank are looking an bad shape too, with large trees poking out in some places and althougth the ground gets badly water loggged at the top the walk is still nice in summer -