Goosnargh
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GOOSNARGH, a township and a chapelry in Kirkham parish, Lancashire. The township is conjoint with Newsham; lies near the Lancaster and Preston railway, 3 miles NE of Barton and Broughton r. station, and 6¾ NNE of Preston; and has a post office, of the name of Goosnargh, under Preston. Acres, 9,290. Real property, £10,275. Pop., 1,307. Houses, 256. The chapelry excludes Newsham, but includes Whittingham and Inglewhite. Rated property, £8,031. Pop., 1,171. The property is much subdivided. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £150.* Patron; Christ Church, Oxford. The church is old but good; and consists of nave, chancel, and aisles, with square tower. There are chapels for Independents and Roman Catholics. Bushell's hospital for decayed gentry, with an edifice resembling a mansion, has £855 from endowment; a grammar school has £65; the Whitechapel schools have £42; and other charities have £111 .John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Preston library.Cemeteries
- Silk Mill Lane, Inglewhite, Independent
- St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Church of England
- St Francis, Hill Chapel, Roman Catholic
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Goosnargh.Church History
Church Records
- Silk Mill Lane, Inglewhite, Independent
- St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Church of England
- Whittingham Lane, Wesleyan Methodist
- St Francis, Hill Chapel, Roman Catholic
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Goosnargh area is Preston and South RibbleDescription and Travel
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Gazetteers
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In 1835 Goosnargh was a township in the parish of Kirkham. Information about boundaries and administrative areas is available from A Vision of Britain through time.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Goosnargh was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.Societies
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