Longton
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LONGTON, a village, a township-chapelry, and a subdistrict, in Preston district, Lancashire. The village stands adjacent to the head of the Ribble's estuary, 3½ miles W of Preston-Junction r. station, and 5 SW of Preston; is about 2 miles long; and has a post office under Preston. The chapelry comprises 3,132 acres of land, and 560 of water; and is in Penwortham parish. Real property, £6,784. Pop., 1,637. Houses, 310. The property is much subdivided. Malting is largely carried on; and there are two breweries. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £190. Patron, L. Rawstorne, Esq. The church was built in 1770, and is a good brick structure. There are chapels for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists, a free grammar school, and charities £29. The sub-district comprises the parishes of Penwortham and Hoole. Acres, 14,240. Pop., 6,620. Houses, 1,204.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
The Library,Liverpool Road, Longton
PRESTON PR4 5HA
Telephone 01772 617401
Cemeteries
- St Andrew, Liverpool Road, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Longton.Church History
Church Records
- St Andrew, Liverpool Road, Church of England
- All Saints, Station Road, Church of England, New Longton
- Chapel Lane, Primitive Methodist
- Moss Lane, Primitive Methodist, New Longton
- St Oswald, Chapel Lane, Roman Catholic
- Marsh Lane, Wesleyan Methodist
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