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
Hope Chapel, Lanebottom, Ogden, Particular Baptist

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Butterworth.

Church Records

Milnrow Rd, Baptist, Newbold
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
Hope Chapel, Lanebottom, Ogden, Particular Baptist
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
Wesleyan Methodist, Newhey

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Butterworth area is Rochdale.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Butterworth was a township in the parish of Rochdale.

History

A description of Butterworth in the 19th century.

Maps

View maps of Butterworth and places within its boundaries.

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.

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[Last updated: Wednesday, 03Sep2008 11:33:53 BST - Phil Stringer]