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Harpurhey

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Harpurhey, township, Manchester par., SE. Lancashire, on river Irk, within parl. bor. of Manchester, 193 ac., pop. 4810; here is the Queen's Park (30 ac.), a public recreation ground of Manchester.

John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

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Archives and Libraries

Local studies information is held at Manchester Central library.

Cemeteries

Anglican
Christ Church, Harpurhey, Church of England
Cemeteries
Manchester General Cemetery, Harpurhey
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Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Harpurhey.

Churches

Anglican
Christ Church, Harpurhey, Church of England
St Stephen, Harpurhey, Church of England
St Stephen, Harpurhey, Church of England
Baptist
Queens Park, Harpurhey, Union Baptist
Congregational / Independent
Queens Park,Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, Congregational
Cemeteries
Manchester General Cemetery, Harpurhey
Methodist
Barnes Green Chapel, Harpurhey, Primitive Methodist
Church Lane Welsh Wesleyan Methodist, Harpurhey
Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, Wesleyan Methodist
Sharston St, Harpurhey, Wesleyan Methodist
Other
Deeper Life Bible Church, Harpurhey
Park View Christ the Vine, Harpurhey

You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Harpurhey area or see them printed on a map.

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Harpurhey area is Manchester.
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Description and Travel

You can see pictures of Harpurhey which are provided by:

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Gazetteers

Ask for a calculation of the distance from Harpurhey to another place.

Click here for a list of nearby places.

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Harpurhey was a township in the parish of Manchester.

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

You can see the administrative areas in which Harpurhey has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.

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History

A description of Harpurhey in the 19th century.
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Maps

View maps of Harpurhey and places within its boundaries.

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD859015 (Lat/Lon: 53.509992, -2.214079), Harpurhey which are provided by:

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Harpurhey 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

You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.