Ashton in Makerfield
Ashton-in-Makerfield, town, par., and township, SW. Lancashire, 2½ miles NW. of
Newton Bridge ry. sta. and 7 miles NW. of Warrington -- par., 8659 ac., pop. 15,687;
township, 6250 ac., pop. 9824; P.O., T.O. Extensive collieries, cotton-mills, and
potteries are here. The township has long been famous for the mfr. of hinges, locks,
files, and nails.
John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)
Local studies information is held at
Wigan library.
The following books contain useful information about the history of Ashton in Makerfield and the surrounding area.
- Around Ashton-in-Makerfield, in
the Archive Photograph series, compiled by Tony Ashcroft, published 1997 by
Chalford Publishing Co ISBN 0 7524 0797X.
- St Thomas, Warrington Rd, Church of England
- Holy Trinity, Rectory Rd, Church of England, Downall Green
- St Oswald, Liverpool Rd, Roman Catholic
- Our Lady Immaculate, Downall Green Rd, Roman Catholic, Bryn
- Park Lane Chapel, Wigan Road, Unitarian, Bryn
- Wesleyan Methodist
Details about the census records, and indexes for Ashton in Makerfield.
- Wigan Rd, Baptist, Bryn
- Bryn Christian Fellowship, Downall Green Road, Christian Fellowship, Bryn
- St Thomas, Warrington Rd, Church of England
- St Peter, Bryn Rd, Church of England, Bryn
- Holy Trinity, Rectory Rd, Church of England, Downall Green
- Hilton St, Congregational
- Cave Browne, Heath Road, Evangelical
- Independent
- Downall Green Road, Independent Methodist, Bryn
- Queens Rd, Methodist
- Primitive Methodist
- St Oswald, Liverpool Rd, Roman Catholic
- Our Lady Immaculate, Downall Green Rd, Roman Catholic, Bryn
- Park Lane Chapel, Wigan Road, Unitarian, Bryn
- Hermon, Welsh Wesleyan Methodist
- Wesleyan Methodist
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The Register Office covering the Ashton in Makerfield area is
Wigan & Leigh.
Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Ashton-in-Makerfield to another place.
In 1835 Ashton in Makerfield was a township in the parish of
Winwick.
View maps of Ashton in Makerfield and places within its boundaries.
Poor Law records held at Wigan Archives.
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Ashton in Makerfield was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester.
The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the
Lancashire Record Office.
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