Entwistle

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ENTWISTLE, a township in Bolton-le-Moors parish, Lancashire; on the Bolton and Blackburn railway, 6½ miles N of Bolton. It has a station on the railway. Acres, 1,450. Real property, £2,429; of which £349 are in mines, and £200 in quarries. Pop., 422. Houses, 82.

John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

Archives and libraries

Local studies information is held at Darwen library.

Cemeteries

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Entwistle.

Church History

Church Records

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Entwistle area is Bolton.

Genealogy

The Entwistle Family History Association.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Entwistle was a township in the parish of Bolton.

Information about boundaries and administrative areas is available from A Vision of Britain through time.

History

A description of Entwistle in the 19th century.

Maps

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Entwistle 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.