St Helens
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HELENS (ST.), a town, a parochial chapelry, and a sub-district in Prescot parish and district, Lancashire. The town stands on Sankey brook, the Sankey canal, and the St. Helens railway, 3 miles NE by E of Prescot, and 12 ENE of Liverpool; and comprises parts of the townships of Eccleston, Windle, and Parr. The county lunatic asylum here, is within Sutton township, and, at the census of 1861, had 704 inmates. The town has a head post office, a railway station with telegraph, two banking offices, and four chief inns; is governed by a mayor, aldermen, and town council; is a seat of petty sessions, and a county court; and publishes three weekly newspapers. A weekly market is held on Saturday; and fairs are held on the Monday and Tuesday after Easter week, and on the Friday and Saturday after 8 Sept. A very celebrated manufacture of crown, sheet, and plate glass, said to be the greatest in the world, is carried on. There are also manufactures of flint glass, glass bottles, and watch movements; several very extensive chemical works; oil and grease works; copper works; iron and brass foundries; a brewery; and coarse earthenware potteries. A considerable trade in coal likewise is carried on from neighbouring collieries. Pop. of the town, in 1851, 14,866; in 1861, 18,396. Houses, 3,146. The chapelry is more extensive than the town, and was constituted in 1852. Pop. in 1861, 20,176. Houses, 3,577. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester. Value, £500.* Patrons, Trustees. Holy Trinity and St. Thomas also are vicarages. Value of the former, £300; * of the latter, £300.* Patron of H. T., the Vicar of St. Helens; of St. T., Trustees. The sub-district contains the townships of Windle, Parr, and Sutton, and part of the township of Eccleston. Pop. in 1851, 25,020; in 1861, 37,961. Houses, 6,539. more ...John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
St. Helens Local History and Archives Library,Central Library,
Gamble Institute,
Victoria Square,
St Helens,
Merseyside
WA10 1DY
Tel: 01744 456989, 456956, 456954
Fax: 01744 20836
Their Tracing your Family Tree leaflet gives basic information about using the library facilities.
N.B. The library does not have the facilities to undertake research for you. You will have to visit in person, or employ a researcher.
Cemeteries
- Hard Lane, Cemetery
- St Helen, Church St, Church of England
- Ormskirk St, Independent
- St Mary, North Rd, Lowe House, Roman Catholic
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for St Helens.Church History
Church Records
- Hall St, Baptist
- Park Rd, Baptist
- Jubilee, Boundary St, Baptist
- Bickerstaffe St, Christian Brethren
- Victoria Hall, Cropper's Hill, Christian Brethren
- St Andrew, Denton's Green Lane, Church of England
- St David, Eskdale Ave, Carr Mill, Church of England
- St David, Folds Lane, Haresfinch, Church of England
- St Helen, Church St, Church of England
- St Mark, North Road, Church of England
- Knowsley Rd, Congregational
- Ormskirk St, Independent
- New Chapel, Baldwin St, Independent
- Chester Lane, Clock Face, Latter Day Saints
- Tolver St, Presbyterian
- Kirkland St, Primitive Methodist
- Park Rd, Primitive Methodist
- Parr Stocks, Primitive Methodist
- Westfield St, Primitive Methodist
- Holy Cross, Corporation St, Roman Catholic
- Sacred Heart, Borough Rd, Roman Catholic
- St Mary, North Rd, Lowe House, Roman Catholic
- Raven St, Society of Friends
- Corporation St, Unitarian
- Hamer St, United Methodist Free Church
- Ormskirk St, United Methodist Free Church
- Hardshaw St, Welsh Calvinist
- Corporation St, Wesleyan Methodist
- Park Rd, Wesleyan Methodist
- Tontine St, Wesleyan Methodist
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