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ASPULL, a township and a subdistrict in Wigan district, Lancashire. The township is in Wigan-parish, 3 miles NE of Wigan; and has a post office, of the name of Aspull-Moor, under Wigan. Acres, 1,879. Real property, £27,184; of which £19,863 are in mines. Pop., 4,290. Houses, 783. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in collieries and cotton mills. There are a school-church, Independent, Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic chapels, and four public schools. The subdistrict comprises three townships. Pop., 8,372. Houses, 1,534.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Wigan library.Cemeteries
- St Elizabeth of Hungary, Bolton Rd, Church of England
- St John the Baptist, Kirkless Street, Church of England, New Springs
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Aspull.Church History
Church Records
- St Elizabeth of Hungary, Bolton Rd, Church of England
- St John the Baptist, Kirkless Street, Church of England, New Springs
- St Margaret, Hall Lane, Church of England, Pennington Green
- Independent Methodist
- Harold St, Primitive Methodist
- Wigan Rd, Primitive Methodist, New Springs
- Holy Family, Cale Lane, Roman Catholic, New Springs
- Wigan Rd, Wesleyan Methodist, Aspull Common
- Cale Lane, Wesleyan Methodist, New Springs
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Aspull area is Wigan & Leigh.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Aspull was a township in the parish of Wigan.History
A description of Aspull in the 19th century.Maps
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Poor Houses, Poor law etc.
Poor Law records held at Wigan Archives.Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Aspull 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.Societies
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