Thornham
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THORNHAM, a township in Middleton parish, Lancashire; 3½ miles S by W of Rochdale. Acres, 1,998. Real property, £8,018; of which £1,253 are in mines, and £15 in gasworks. Pop. in 1851, 1,510; in 1861, 2,027. Houses, 379. Many of the inhabitants are employed in cotton-mills. There is a Wesleyan chapel.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Rochdale library.Cemeteries
- St John the Evangelist, Church Ave, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Thornham.Church History
Church Records
- St James, Thornham Lane, Church of England
- St John the Evangelist, Church Ave, Church of England
- Castleton Rd, Wesleyan Methodist, Gravel Hole
- Middleton Rd, Wesleyan Methodist, Haggate
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Thornham area is Rochdale.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Thornham was a township in the parish of Middleton.History
A description of Thornham in the 19th century.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Thornham 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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