The Roman Catholic church of St. Winefride was originally a Chapel of EaseA daughter church within an ecclesiastical Parish, or a chapel in an outlying area of the parish that is more convenient for parishioners to attend to the church of the Sacred Heart, Wimbledon.
The mission began ca. 1882 in the school. The church was built ca. 1905.
The church is located in the Anglican ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or Roman Catholic church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Merton Priory which comprises the churches of Colliers Wood Christ Church, Merton, St. John the Divine and South Wimbledon, Holy Trinity. There is no graveyard at St. Winefride's church. We know of only three Roman Catholic cemeteries in the London area, St. Mary's in Kensal Green, St. Patrick's in Leytonstone, and St. Mary Magdalene in Mortlake. Many local cemeteries may have Roman Catholic sections see https://www.merton.gov.uk/births-marriages-and-deaths/deaths/cemeteries/cemeteries-run-by-merton-council South Wimbledon is in the London Borough of Merton.
Unless otherwise stated the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick. A., Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
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