Haydock
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)
Local studies information is held at
St.Helens and
Wigan libraries.
- St James, Church Rd, Church of England
- St Mark, West End Road, Church of England
Details about the census records, and indexes for Haydock.
- 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, Free Gospel, Blackbrook
- Primitive Methodist
- The Blessed English Martyrs, Roman Catholic
- Wesleyan Methodist
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The Register Office covering the Haydock area is
St Helens.
Ask for the gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Haydock to another place.
In 1835 Haydock was a township in the parish of
Winwick.
View maps of Haydock and places within its boundaries.
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.
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.
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[Last updated: Wednesday, 03-Sep-2008 11:34:22 BST - Phil Stringer]
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