Castleton

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CASTLETON, a township and two subdistricts in Rochdale parish and district, Lancashire. The township stands on the Rochdale canal and the Manchester and Leeds railway, partly within the borough of Rochdale, partly in the south-eastern suburbs and environs. Real property, £102,077: of which £24,424 are in the canal. Pop. in 1841, 14,279; in 1861, 23,771. Houses, 4,884. The part without the borough includes the villages and hamlets of Buersill, Lowerplace, Newbold, Marland, Lower-Lane, Broad-Lane, Backlanes, Roeacre, Captainfold, Castleton-Moor, and Bluepits. There are traces of a castle, supposed to have been built before the Conquest. The subdistricts are C.-Within and C.-Without; and are jointly conterminate with the township. Pop. of C.Within, 13,971. Houses, 2,892.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

Archives and libraries

Local studies information is held at Rochdale library.

Cemeteries

St Martin, Manchester Rd, Church of England

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Castleton.

Church Records

St Martin, Manchester Rd, Church of England
St Thomas, Cavendish Rd, Church of England, Kirkholt
Daventry Rd, Community Church, Kirkholt
Heywood Rd, Independent
St Gabriel and all the Angels, Smalley Street, Roman Catholic
Holy Family, Mornington Rd, Roman Catholic, Kirkholt
Heywood Rd, United Methodist Free Church
Manchester Rd, Wesleyan Methodist

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Castleton area is Rochdale.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

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

History

A description of Castleton in the 19th century.

Maps

View maps of Castleton and places within its boundaries.

Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Castleton 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 11:33:54 BST - Phil Stringer]