Ashton on Ribble
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ASHTON-ON-RIBBLE, a chapelry in Preston parish, Lancashire; on the river Ribble, adjacent to the Wyre and Preston railway, 2 miles W of Preston. It consists of the townships of Lea, Ashton, Ingol, and Cottam. Post Town, Preston. Acres, 3,522; of which 175 are water. Real property, £9,883. Pop., 911. Houses, 176. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £106. The church was built in 1836. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and a free school.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Preston library.Cemeteries
- St Andrew and Blessed George Haydock, Hoyles Lane, C, Cottam
- St Andrew, Blackpool Road, Church of England
- St Mary, Church Park, Roman Catholic, Lea
Census
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Church Records
- Garden Walk, Baptist
- St Andrew and Blessed George Haydock, Hoyles Lane, C, Cottam
- Egerton Road, Christian Brethren
- St Andrew, Blackpool Road, Church of England
- St Michael and All Angels, Tulketh Rd, Church of England
- St Margaret, Tag Lane, Church of England, Ingol
- St Christopher, Blackpool Road, Church of England, Lea
- Newton Road, Ethical Spiritualist
- Our Lady and St Bernard, Elswick Road, Roman Catholic
- Sacred Heart, Beech Grove, Roman Catholic
- SS Peter and Paul, Lea Road, Savick, Roman Catholic
- Holy Family, Whitby Avenue, Roman Catholic, Ingol
- St Mary, Church Park, Roman Catholic, Lea
- Newton Road, Seventh Day Adventist
- Bray St, Wesleyan Methodist
- Wellington Rd, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Ashton on Ribble area is Preston and South RibbleDescription and Travel
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In 1835 Ashton, Lea, Cottam and Ingol was a township in the parish of Preston.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Ashton on Ribble was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.Societies
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