Little Harwood
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HARWOOD (LITTLE), a township in Blackburn parish, Lancashire; 2 miles NE of Blackburn. It includes the hamlet of Bulls Head. Acres, 730. Real property, £1,994. Pop., 270. Houses, 53. The surface is chiefly moor and pasture.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Cemeteries
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Little Harwood.Church History
Church Records
- Our Lady of the Assumption, Whalley New Road, Roman Catholic
- Benson St, Wesleyan Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Little Harwood area is Blackburn.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Little Harwood was a township in the parish of Blackburn.Information about boundaries and administrative areas is available from A Vision of Britain through time.
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Little Harwood 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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