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

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Thornham.

Church History

Church Records

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Thornham area is Rochdale.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Thornham was a township in the parish of Middleton.

History

A description of Thornham in the 19th century.

Maps

View maps of Thornham Fold and places within its boundaries.

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.