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PLACENAME: Cherchebi (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). The church village. From Old Norse kirkiu-býr. Karkebi (1186); Kierkebi (1207), Kyrkeby (1288).

old photo of St Chad's church

Excavations in the grounds of St Chad's vicarage have revealed evidence of a Bronze Age settlement.

Image of St Chad's Church courtesy of Knowsley Library Service.

recent photo of church

St Chad's Church was built in 1871, but gravestones in the churchyard date back to 1698.

Photograph © Sue Adair.

old photo of vicarage

Kirkby vicarage.

Image courtesy of Knowsley Library Service.

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