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Prestwich Hebrew CongregationPrestwich, Greater Manchester |
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Prestwich Hebrew CongregationPrestwich, Greater Manchester |
Congregation Data
| Name: | Prestwich Hebrew Congregation |
| Former Name: | Hilton Park Synagogue |
| Address: | Bury New Road, Prestwich, M25 9WN (initially referred to as "The Shrubbery", Bury New Road) |
| Current Status: | Active |
| Date Formed: | By 1939 (based upon appearance in Jewish Year Book) |
| Ritual: | Ashkenazi Orthodox |
| Marriage Certification: | Group for Certification: Board of Deputies Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List Registration District: Bury |
| Local Authority: | The congregation is considered part of the
"North Manchester" Jewish community. Prestwich is situated in the extreme south of the metropolitan borough of Bury (within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which no longer has any administrative powers), adjacent to the boundary with Salford. (Congregations in the locality) From 1939 until its incorporation into Bury in 1974, Prestwich was a Municipal Borough in the county of Lancashire, and prior thereto (from 1894) it was as Urban District. |
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