These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. The history of farnworth or as it was formerly called halshaw moor with personal recollections and anecdotes of some of its former inhabitants and residents in the surrounding district during the earlier decades of the present century, will be interesting to many readers of the farnworth journal. Bolton archive and local studies hold associated material on farnworth grammar school which can be found listed on the talis electronic library catalogue. Shop bolton and district books and collectibles abebooks. St john the evangelist, farnworth book rest ww2, in the 193945 chapel. In the reign of queen mary, farnworth township, lately a part of the parish of deane. Local authority records bolton libraries and museums.
Bolton central library hosts a local and family history. The civil war between king and parliament was a time of great significance in the history of bolton. Farnworth photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. According to the united kingdom census 2001, it had a. It measures about 2 miles from east to west, with a breadth of a little over a mile. Genuki is the place to go, for snips of information re parishes, districts and counties. The area has formed part of the metropolitan borough of bolton since 1974. Farnworth urban district council and local board of health farnworth, lancashire. The industrial history starts in 1611 when george hulton dug the first coal pits. The people of the town supported parliament but most of lancashire supported the king so an earthwork defence system was built and a possible royalist attack awaited. This includes a history of the school prepared by a former headmaster 906. Deane, lancashire, farnworth and kearsley, lancashire, halliwell st peter, lancashire,halliwell st paul. Whether you are interested in local history, family history.
Kearsley nr farnworth photos, maps, books, memories of. Apart from printed books, the collection contains pamphlets, articles in printed. Lancashire online parish clerk project parish of farnworth. Bolton central library will be hosting a local and family history market place on saturday from 10. Click on the blue buttons to go to the website of the member societies, a grey button gives that societys email address. A short history of hallithwood of bolton, lancashire. Plodder lane for farnworth by bert holland wigan lane books. Old historic families of lancashire geni family tree. The bolton history centre has copies of allisons street directory which details where particular streets are to be found. The full transcriptions are in the book dark days by ken howarth, 1978. The lancashire and yorkshire companys line from manchester to bolton goes through the northeastern corner of the township, and has a station called farnworth and halshaw moor and another called moses gate on the southern and northern limits respectively.
The village stands near the st helens and runcorn gap railway, 4. Fallen in the fight farnworth and kearsley men who died in the great war, 19141918. Bolton archives and local studies service the national. Foodbank needs urgent help to get new delivery van before busy christmas. Publication index lancashire local history federation. Farnworth is a town and an unparished area within the metropolitan borough of bolton in. Lancashire had the highest population of farnworth families. Maps of lancashire book online at best prices in india on. Rare pictures and documents charting the rich and fascinating history of. Farnworth is part of the town of widnes which is in the borough of halton in the ceremonial county of cheshire, england. It was built under the million act, by which several lancashire districts benefited. All saints was developed as a mission district chapel in farnworth and kearsley, lancashire parish in 1880 resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source.
Information pack cover address book area map this microportal is built on the 2day microportals platform which provides you with 3 click access to local and global information. Coverage stretches from dixon green eastward to clamourclough mill, and from bentley street southward to lark hill. Blackrod became part of bolton metropolitan borough in 1974. Farnworth prescot, lancashire genealogy heraldry and history.
Farington is a small village and civil parish in the south ribble local government district of lancashire, england. Farnworth and kearsley, ecclesiastical parish ep, f. Kearsley, formerly a part of farnworth, has become a separate township. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of farnworth. The manchester and bolton line of the lancashire and yorkshire company passes. Farnworth, a village and an ecclesiastical parish in widnes township, lancashire. William shakespeares mother also came from the warwickshire branch of this family. Records of farnworth grammar school the national archives. Its name is now that of an electoral ward in the borough of halton with a population in 2004 of 6,300.
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from july 1837 to the present day. Farnworth and kearsley, lancashire businesses, events. Bolton, lancashire poor law union genealogy familysearch. Anyone needing to contact societies without websites, listed green on the map, may get in touch via the federation membership secretary. With notices of historical and local events 1873 190 pages. The site lists your five cheapest local petrol and diesel prices and them emails you the addresses of the garages. Guide to farnworth and kearsley, lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Farnworth, lancashire genealogy heraldry and history. Books fallen in the fight farnworth and kearsley men who died in the great war, 19141918. History edit edit source bolton poor law union was constituted in 1837, under the poor law reform act of 1834.
We have members as far apart as dalton in furness to the north and denton to the south, fleetwood to the west and farnworth to the east. Some of the resources here will help you to prepare for your visit to the archives. This was about 87% of all the recorded farnworth s in the uk. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In 1899, under the local government act 1894, farnworth became a urban district. Farnworth, anciently a hamlet in barton, afterwards became a separate township, and in modern times has grown into a small town, with numerous industries.
Bolton history manchester and lancashire family history. Farnworth and kearsley, lancashire genealogy genealogy. All saints mission district, farnworth with kearsley. A special reference collection of over 27,000 local history publications held at lancashire archives are listed in the lancashire library catalogue. Buy farnworth the archive photographs series by ken beevers isbn. The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry. These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and. It was a village in south lancashire between prescot and penketh.
Dr liz stewart,lead curator of archaeology and the historic environment,museum of liverpool. Details of the lancashire county history collection can be found in the local. The victoria history of the counties of england, farnworth and kearsley are described as follows. A extraordinary collection of historic photos and maps of kearsley nr farnworth, the kearsley area and lancashire. The following pages include domesday placenames and landowners, and beneath some are links to websites containing the local history of that place. The history of the parish of rochdale in the county of lancaster. In 1899, under the local government act 1894, farnworth became an urban district. Farnworth library bolton metropolitan borough libraries. The archive and local studies unit continues to do this in order to make such material available to the public for information, reference and research and also to preserve it for future generations.
Farnworth was a chapelry now a parish in prescot parish lancashire. The familys cheshire seats and estates were in alvanley, bredbury, harden, tarporley, and utkinton. Farnworth and kearsley, lancashire businesses, events and. Lancashire and cheshire, past and present 1867 743. Historically in lancashire, farnworth lies on the river irwell and the river croal. Archives resources information about the range of services and resources available at the bolton archives history centre. Farnworth, a town, a township, a chapelry, and a subdistrict in deane parish and bolton district, lancashire. Blue books and their uses to the lancashire historian marshall, j.
In 1863, a local board of health was established for the township, and in 1866, it also became a separate civil parish. This is a locomotive history of plodder lane near farnworth, bolton, including the engine sheds, freight workings, passenger workings, rosters and schedules, wartime operations, and much more, including numerous photographs and maps of all the railway sites from roe green to atherton that were operated by engines from plodder. Local notes and reminissess of farnworth by simeon dyson. Farnworth prescot, lancashire genealogy heraldry and. The most farnworth families were found in the uk in 1891. This directory is a component of library technology guides. Jan, 2016 buy a short history of hallithwood of bolton, lancashire by derek r. Caledonian library and book club, bolton bolton, lancashire castle hill primary school.
For an account of the origin and progress of this church see barton, farnworth 191216. It is known that sometime before 1547, the lees family acquired a farmstead built in a slack, local dialect for a swampy close, and this eventually became known as slack hall. Apr 25, 2020 top floor meeting room of liverpool central library. Lancashire local history federation peter houghton.
Bolton war memorials project bolton libraries and museums. Local board and urban district council and committee minutes 18641898. Bolton archives and local studies service the national archives. Book on history of education in farnworth published by widnes. The farnworth family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920.
Fallen in the fight farnworth and kearsley men who died in. This is a detailed guide to our holdings of anglican, roman catholic and nonconformist church registers and all copies and transcripts of these. Farnworth, lancashire genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Its operation was overseen by an elected board of guardians, 33 in number, representing its 26 constituent parishes and townships as listed below figures in brackets indicate numbers of guardians if more than one. Their history in cheshire was one of intermarriage with other county families, particularly the davenports, the leghs and the dones. History of farnworth, in bolton and lancashire map and. In the reign of queen mary, farnworth township, lately a part of the parish of deane, was a portion of the. Wigan bolton lancashire 125 history genealogy pdf books dvd. Kearsley old and current photos of kearsley nr farnworth. The society is a charity which exists for educational purposes to promote the study of any aspect of the history of the palatine counties of lancashire and cheshire. In 1891 there were 1,480 farnworth families living in lancashire.
The archives indexes list the reference resources that are available in the centre. Whether youre looking to brush up on local history at a museum, enjoy local arts, watch some sport, or listen to live music, youre sure to find things to do in farnworth to suit all the family. There is a series of underground canals beneath farnworth which were used to transport coal to worsley, dug in the early 1800s. Find the cheapest fuel around farnworth or the lancashire area the site lists your five cheapest local petrol and diesel prices and them emails you the addresses of the garages. Farnworth near prescot a chapelry in the parish of prescot, hundred of west derby, county palatine of lancaster, 512 miles w. Situated to the immediate north of leyland, farington consists of villages, farms and mossland, modern residential development and an industrial area around the leyland trucks headquarters and assembly plant. Browse and buy a vast selection of bolton and district books and collectibles on. Libraries located in bolton united kingdom find other public libraries in the united kingdom.
History of farnworth, in bolton and lancashire place names. Guide to farnworth, lancashire ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Farnworth is an ancient village some 2 miles 3 km north of the river mersey in what used to be the county of lancashire. The first attack came in 1643 but the royalists were beaten off. Bolton poor law union was formed on 1st february 1837. Evidently an old established lancashire family, though there is very little information forthcoming about lees family early history.
Farnworth, a town and a township, in deane parish, lancashire. Bolton, farnworth, horwich, kearsley, little lever, turton and westhoughton and. St lukes church, farnworth, widnes is a parish church in farnworth which was once a separate village but. Maps of lancashire facsimile of 1908 ed by hindle, paul isbn. Farnworth profiled a look at your area the bolton news. Update on farnworth s multimillion pound regeneration project. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The workhouse in bolton, lancashire the history of the. Book on history of education in farnworth published by widnes author.
Farnworth and kearsley, lancashire genealogy familysearch. Welcome to farnworth enjoy a mix of heritage, history, lively arts whilst visiting farnworth our guide to events and days out is just the ticket. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham. An old map of cheshire, handdrawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher samuel lewis. John, a separate parish created in 1828, from deane parish in the union of bolton, hundred of salford, s.
It has now been subsumed into the town of widnes in the borough of halton, in the ceremonial county of cheshire. Maps manchester and lancashire family history society. Formed in 1973, we are the official coordinating body for local history in the county palatine of lancaster. Farnworth police station is a fine example of a county style police station. Rare documents chart history of kearsley in new book. If you have a local history site that you would like to be included on these pages please get in touch via the contact page. Farnworth workhouse, lancashire lancashire page 1 rootschat. Find the cheapest fuel around farnworth or the lancashire area. Bolton poor law union was constituted in 1837, under the poor law reform act of 1834. Farnworth is a town and an unparished area within the metropolitan borough of bolton in greater manchester, england. Blackrod aa a local board of health for the whole of the township of blackrod was established in 1872 and an urban district council in 1894. One of the earliest paper mills in lancashire was built by the crompton family in farnworth.
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