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DALTON, a township in Wigan parish, Lancashire; near the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and the Southport and Wigan railway, 5½ miles WNW of Wigan. Acres, 2,090. Real property, £3,747; of which £100 are in mines. Pop., 453. Houses, 82.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Ormskirk and Skelmersdale libraries.Cemeteries
- St Michael and All Angels, Beacon Lane, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Dalton.Church History
Church Records
- St Michael and All Angels, Beacon Lane, Church of England
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Dalton area is West LancashireDescription and Travel
You can see pictures of Dalton which are provided by:Gazetteers
Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Dalton to another place.Historical Geography
In 1835 Dalton was a township in the parish of Wigan.Maps
View maps of Dalton and places within its boundaries.You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD494081 (Lat/Lon: 53.567051, -2.765506), Dalton which are provided by:
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Poor Houses, Poor law etc.
Poor Law records held at Wigan Archives.Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Dalton 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
You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.