| AdminHistory | St James was originally a chapel-of-ease to Mexborough, St John the Baptist. These churches were peculiars of the Archdeaconry of York. There has been a church on the site since medieval times. The current church was designed by John Carr in 1756. On 1 Aug 1978, St James united with St Francis, Bramley.
The church is situated on Church Lane in Ravenfield and is in the Deanery of Rotherham. |
| Description | Registers:
Composite, 1563 - 1812 (PR61/1)
Baptisms, 1813 - 1949 (PR61/2)
Marriages, 1757 - 1977 (PR61/3)
Banns, 1757 - 1997 (PR61/4)
Burials, 1813 - 1949 (PR61/5)
Services, 1894 - 2004 (PR61/6)
Other records (not listed):
Vestry, Churchwardens' and Parochial Church Council minutes, 1883 - 1951
Miscellaneous items 1959, 1972 - 1973
Certificate of registration of death, and for disposal of body, c.1850
Coroners' orders for burial, 1850; 1918 - 1951
Copies of baptism and burial entries, 19th century
Marriage licences, 1830 - 1922
Electoral Roll, c. 1972
Cash book, 1982 - 1986 |