Ightenhill Park
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IGHTENHILL-PARK, a township in Whalley parish, Lancashire; on the river Calder, 2 miles NW of Burnley. Acres, 752. Real property, £3,188; of which £1,957 are in mines, and £70 in quarries. Pop., 161. Houses, 35. The manor belongs to the Duke of Bucclench.

John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

Archives and libraries

Local studies information is held at Burnley library.

Cemeteries

Census

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Church History

Church Records

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Ightenhill Park area is Burnley and Pendle.

Description and Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Ightenhill Park was a township in the parish of Whalley.

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Maps

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Ightenhill Park 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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