Breightmet
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BREIGHTMET, a township in Bolton-le-Moors parish Lancashire; 2½ miles E of Bolton. Acres, 970. Real property, £6,627; of which £1,504 are in mines. Pop., 1,562. Houses, 295. Cotton manufacture is carried on; and there is a church of 1855, a Wesleyan chapel, and an endowed school with 26 a year.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Bolton library.Cemeteries
- St James, St James Ave, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Breightmet.Church History
Church Records
- Red Lane, Apostolic Church
- Bright Meadows, Winchester Way, Christian Fellowship
- St James, St James Ave, Church of England
- Bury Road, Congregational
- St Osmund, Long Lane, Roman Catholic
- Red Lane, United Reformed
- Bury Rd, Wesleyan Methodist
- Trinity, Bury Road, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Breightmet area is Bolton.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Breightmet was a township in the parish of Bolton.History
A description of Breightmet in the 19th century.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Breightmet 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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