Butterworth
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BUTTERWORTH, a township and two subdistricts in Rochdale parish, Lancashire. The township lies on the verge of the county, near the Manchester and Leeds railway, 3 miles E of Rochdale. It includes the hamlets of Clegg, Wildhouse, Belfield, Butterworth Hall, Lowhouse, Haughs, and Bleaked-gate-cum-Roughbank. Real property, £26,906; of which £6,355 are in mines. Pop., 6,704. Houses, 1,332. There are cotton and woollen factories, a church of 1798, dissenting chapels, two endowed schools, and charities £32. The subdistricts are B. Freehold-side and B. Lordship-side; and are jointly conterminate with the township.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Cemeteries
- Ogden, Cedar Lane, Baptist, Newhey
- St Thomas, Church Street, Church of England, Newhey
- Lanebottom, Ogden, Particular Baptist
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Butterworth.Church History
Church Records
- Ogden, Cedar Lane, Baptist, Newhey
- St Ann, Rochdale Road, Church of England, Belfield
- St Peter, Church Rd, Church of England, Newbold
- St Thomas, Church Street, Church of England, Newhey
- Congregational, Newhey
- Lanebottom, Ogden, Particular Baptist
- Milnrow Rd, Particular Baptist, Newbold
- Huddersfield Road, Primitive Methodist, Newhey
- Sacred Heart, Kingsway, Roman Catholic, Newbold
- United Methodist Free Church, Newhey
- Smithy Bridge Rd, United Methodist Free Church, Smithy Bridge
- Vavasour St, Wesleyan Methodist, Newbold
- Shaw Rd, Wesleyan Methodist, Newhey
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Butterworth area is Rochdale.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Butterworth was a township in the parish of Rochdale.History
A description of Butterworth in the 19th century.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Butterworth 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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