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)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Manchester Central library.Cemeteries
- Manchester General, Rochdale Rd, Cemetery
- Christ Church, Rochdale Road, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Harpurhey.Church History
Church Records
- Queens Park, Rochdale Road, Union Baptist
- Queens Park,Rochdale Road, Congregational
- Christ Church, Rochdale Road, Church of England
- St Stephen, Carisbrook Street, Church of England
- St Stephen, Conran Street, Church of England
- Barnes Green Chapel, Rochdale Road, Primitive Methodist
- Church Lane, Welsh Wesleyan Methodist
- Rochdale Road, Wesleyan Methodist
- Sharston St, Wesleyan Methodist
- Deeper Life, Church Lane, Bible Church
- Park View, Christ the Vine
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Harpurhey area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify other churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.
Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Harpurhey area is Manchester.Description and Travel
You can see pictures of Harpurhey which are provided by:Gazetteers
Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Harpurhey to another place.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.
History
A description of Harpurhey in the 19th century.Maps
View maps of Harpurhey and places within its boundaries.You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD859015 (Lat/Lon: 53.509985, -2.214089), Harpurhey which are provided by:
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- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Open StreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
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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.