Higher Prestwich Hebrew Congregation

Congregation Data

Name:

Higher Prestwich Hebrew Congregation

Address:

(Highbury House) 445 Bury Old Road, Prestwich M25 1QP

(The congregation is considered part of the "North Manchester" Jewish community.)

Current Status:

Active

Founded:

1950s⁽ⁱ⁾

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Marriage Certification:

Group for Certification:  Board of Deputies
Registration District: Bury

Local Authority:

The congregation is situated in Prestwich, close to the boundary with Salford.

Since 1974, Prestwich has been part of the metropolitan borough of Bury (within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which no longer has any administrative powers).  

Previously, Prestwich was in the county of Lancashire, being organized as an urban district from 1889 to 1939, and a municipal borough from 1939 to 1974.

Cemetery Information:

Whitefield Jewish Cemetery, Old Hall Lane, is among the cemeteries used by the Congregation (since 1957).

For further cemetery information, see Manchester Jewish Cemeteries Information on Manchester Jewish Community home page