Great Lever
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LEVER (GREAT), a township-chapelry, with a village, in Middleton parish, Lancashire; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, near the Bolton and Bury canal, 1½ mile SSE of Bolton r. station. Post town, Bolton. Acres, 770. Real property, £10,174; of which £3,750 are in mines. Pop., 722. Houses, 138. Most of the land belongs to the Earl of Bradford and the Earl of Ellesmere. There are some good residences; and there are chemical-works, bleaching-works, and collieries. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £130. Patron, the Earl of Bradford. The church is in the early and decorated English styles; and consists of nave and chancel, with a bell-turret.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Bolton library.Cemeteries
- St Michael, Manchester Road, Church of England
Census
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Church Records
- St Bartholomew, St Bartholomew's Street, Church of England
- St Michael, Manchester Road, Church of England
- St William of York, Lever Edge Lane, Roman Catholic
- Victoria Methodist Chapel, Grecian Crescent, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Great Lever area is Bolton.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Great Lever was a township in the parish of Middleton.History
A description of Great Lever in the 19th century.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Great Lever 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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