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
- St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Church of England
- Silk Mill Lane, Independent, Inglewhite
- St Francis, Hill Chapel, Roman Catholic
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Goosnargh.Church History
Church Records
- St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Church of England
- Silk Mill Lane, Independent, Inglewhite
- St Francis, Hill Chapel, Roman Catholic
- Whittingham Lane, Wesleyan Methodist
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