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In the 19th century there existed throughout England several congregations which were connected with the church of Scotland. As a consequence, and on the recommendation of the General Assembly, on the 4th May 1836 the Presbyteries of Lancashire and North-West of England, both of whom held congregations connected with the Church of Scotland, met at Manchester and agreed to constitute themselves into a Synod with the designation of, the "Presbyterian Church in England in connection with the Church of Scotland". They were later joined in 1839 by the Presbytery of London and the Presbytery of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a year later in 1840, by the Presbytery of Berwick-upon-tweed and in 1842 by Northumberland and North-West of Northumberland. All of the named Presbyteries held congregations in connection with the Church of Scotland under their jurisdiction.Initially the scattered congregations which adhered to the Church of Scotland (with the exception of the Presbytery of London) existed as independent units. In 1850 however they were united into Presbyteries and a Synod was constituted in the following year as, "The Synod in England in connection with the Church of Scotland". After 1929 the Synod became entitled the Synod of the Scottish Church in England and there were three Presbyteries which sat within it, namely: North of England, West of England and London. In 1952 the presbyteries were dissolved by Act VII of General Assembly and the former Synod became the Presbytery of England. |