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Netherton

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NETHERTON, a township, with a village, in Sefton parish, Lancashire; on the river Alt, and on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, 6 miles N by E of Liverpool. Acres, 1,090. Real property, £2,661. Pop., 286. Houses, 45. The manor belongs to the Earl of Sefton. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.

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

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Netherton.

Churches

Anglican
St Oswald, Netherton, Church of England

Baptist
Emmanuel Baptist, Netherton

Methodist
Netherton St Mark Methodist Lancashire

Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Walsingham, Netherton, Roman Catholic
St Benet, Netherton, Roman Catholic

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Netherton area is Sefton South.

Description and Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Netherton was a township in the parish of Sefton.

Information about boundaries and administrative areas is available from A Vision of Britain through time.

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Maps

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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD358000 (Lat/Lon: 53.492771, -2.96914), Netherton which are provided by:

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National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
Elgin Road Works
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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Netherton 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

Lancashire Parish Register Society

You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.