Hambleton
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HAMBLETON, a township-chapelry in Kirkham parish, Lancashire; on the river Wyre, 3 miles NE of Poulton r. station, and 7½ WSW of Garstang. Post town, Great Eccleston, under Garstang. Acres, 1,603; of which 280 are water. Real property, £1,493. Pop., 366. Houses, 88. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to J. B. Weld, Esq. A fine bridge over the Wyre here was erected in 1864. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £102. Patron, the Vicar of Kirkham. The church was rebuilt in 1709. There is a national school, with £8 from endowment.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Fleetwood library.Cemeteries
- Blessed Virgin Mary, Church Lane, Church of England
Census
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Church Records
- Blessed Virgin Mary, Church Lane, Church of England
- Paul's Lane, Congregational
- St Francis of Assisi, Church Lane, Roman Catholic
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Civil Registration
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In 1835 Hambleton was a township in the parish of Kirkham.Information about boundaries and administrative areas is available from A Vision of Britain through time.