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RISHTON, a village and a township in Blackburn parish, Lancashire. The village stands near the East Lancashire railway and the Leeds and Liverpool canal, 3½ miles N E by E of Blackburn; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Blackburn. The township contains also the hamlet of Tottleworth, and comprises 2,760 acres. Real property, £6,044; of which £1,128 are in mines and £231 in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 800; in 1861, 1,198. Houses, 215. The manor belongs to H. Petre, Esq. There are a large cotton factory, a large reservoir, collieries, and fire-brick works.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
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Census
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Church Records
- Commercial Street, Baptist
- St Peter and St Paul, Blackburn Road, Church of England
- Derby St, Congregational
- Albert Street, Methodist
- School St, Primitive Methodist
- St Charles Borromeo, St Charles Road, Roman Catholic
- Mary St, United Methodist
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Rishton area is Hyndburn and Rossendale.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Rishton was a township in the parish of Blackburn.Maps
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Military History
Men and women of Accrington and District who gave their lives for their country during the Great War of 1914-1919.Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Rishton 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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