Bispham

This is the Bispham near Blackpool. There is another one near Ormskirk.

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BISPHAM, a township and a parish in Fylde district, Lancashire. The township bears the name of Bispham-with-Norbreck; lies on the coast, and on the Blackpool railway, 1½ mile N of Blackpool; and has a post office of Bispham under Preston, and a r. station. Acres, 2,624; of which 985 are water. Real property, £3,307. Pop., 437. Houses, 88. The parish includes also the township of Layton-with-Warbreck: which contains the town of Blackpool and the village of Southshore. Acres, 5,865; of which 1,825 are water. Real property, £20,553. Pop., 4,344. Houses, 849. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value £235.* Patron, the Rev.Hesketh. The church is modern The chapelries of Blackpool and Southshore are separate benefices. There are an Independent chapel and a free school.

John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

Archives and libraries

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Cemeteries

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Bispham.

Church History

Church Records

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Bispham area is Blackpool & Fylde.

Description and Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 the parish of Bispham contained the townships of Bispham with Norbreck and Layton with Warbreck.

Maps

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A modern map showing Bispham in relation to other places in the Fylde.

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Bispham was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.

Societies

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