Clayton le Moors
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CLAYTON-LE-MOORS, a chapelry in Whalley parish, Lancashire; on the Blackburn and Clitheroe railway, at Whalley station, 5½ miles NE of Blackburn. Post town, Whalley, under Blackburn. Acres, 950. Real property, £12,184; of which £350 are in quarries. Pop., 4,682. Houses, 902. The property is much sub-divided. The living is a p. curacy in the dio. of Manchester. Value, £120.* Patrons, Trustees. The church is modern. There are Baptist and R. Catholic chapels.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Accrington library.Cemeteries
- All Saints, Church Street, Church of England
- St Mary, Burnley Road, Roman Catholic, Dunkenhalgh
- Barnes Sq, Wesleyan Methodist
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Clayton le Moors.Church History
Church Records
- All Saints, Church Street, Church of England
- St James School Church, Clayton Street, Church of England
- Arthur St, New Jerusalem
- Barnes St, Primitive Methodist
- St Mary, Burnley Road, Roman Catholic, Dunkenhalgh
- St Mary, Devonshire Drive, Roman Catholic, Dunkenhalgh
- Barnes Sq, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Clayton le Moors area is Hyndburn and Rossendale.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Clayton le Moors was a township in the parish of Whalley.Maps
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Military History
Men and women of Accrington and District who gave their lives for their country during the Great War of 1914-1919.Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Clayton le Moors 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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