Blackley
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BLACKLEY, a village, two chapelries, and a subdistrict, in Manchester parish and district, Lancashire. The village stands on the river Irk, near the Manchester and Leeds railway, 3 miles N of Manchester; and has a post office under Manchester, and a police station. The chapelries are B. and B.-St. Andrew. Acres, 1,764. Real property, £10,955. Pop., 4,112. Houses, 838. The property is subdivided. Many of the inhabitants are employed in cotton manufactures and in extensive dye-works. The livings are rectories. Value of B., £182.* B. church was rebuilt in 1835; and is in the early English style, with a fine tower. St. A. church was built in 1866. There are two Wesleyan chapels, a Roman Catholic chapel, a mechanics' institution, a Church institute, public schools, and a reformatory. The subdistrict includes also Harpurhey township.

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

Archives and libraries

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Cemeteries

Census

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Church History

Church Records

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Civil Registration

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Description and Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Blackley was a township in the parish of Manchester.

History

A description of Blackley in the 19th century.

Maps

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Blackley 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

The Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society.

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