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Simonswood

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SIMONSWOOD, a township in Walton-on-the-Hill parish, Lancashire; 5 miles S by E of Ormskirk. Acres, 2,862. Real property, £2,792. Pop., 461. Houses, 70.

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

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Archives & Libraries

Local studies information is held at Ormskirk and Skelmersdale libraries.

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Census

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Simonswood area is Knowsley.

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

"SIMONSWOOD, a township in the parish of Walton-on-the-Hill, hundred of West Derby, county Lancaster, 4½ miles S.E. of Ormskirk."

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Simonswood was a township in the parish of Ormskirk.

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Simonswood 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.

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Societies

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