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Haydock, township and vil., Ashton in Makerfield par., SW. Lancashire, 3½ miles NE. of St Helens, 2409 ac., pop. 5863; P.O., T.O.; has ironfounding and extensive collieries; in vicinity is Haydock Lodge, now used as a lunatic asylum.John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at St.Helens and Wigan libraries.Cemeteries
Census
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Church Records
- Clipsley Lane, Baptist
- St Paul, Chain Lane Off Blackbrook Road, Church of England, Blackbrook
- St James, Church Rd, Church of England
- St Mark, West End Road, Church of England
- Christ Church, West End Road, Congregational
- West End Rd, Independant Methodist, Blackbrook
- West End Road, Primitive Methodist
- The Blessed English Martyrs, Piele Road, Roman Catholic
- Clipsley Lane, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Haydock area is St Helens.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Haydock was a township in the parish of Winwick.Maps
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Occupations
At least 204 people were killed in an explosion at the Wood Pit in 1878. A list of the victims has been provided from Ian Winstanley's book Weep Mother's Weep.Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Haydock 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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