There is confusion here between Parochial Church Councils and Parish
Councils. The former are solely concerned with the church.
Remember the congregation were responsible for the nave and the priest for
the chancel.
churchwardens levied rates for church repairs and all sorts of ancillary
activities. Overseers of the poor also raised rates. THe two bodies
frequently overlapped in personnel and functions so there were wide
variations as to what each carried out.
Jeremy
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