Thornley with Wheatley
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John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and Libraries
Local studies information is held at Clitheroe library.
Cemeteries
| St William, Roman Catholic, Thornley cum Wheatley |
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Thornley with Wheatley.
Churches
| St William, Roman Catholic, Thornley cum Wheatley |
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Thornley with Wheatley area or see them printed on a map.
Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Thornley with Wheatley area is Ribble Valley.
Gazetteers
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Historical Geography
In 1835 Thornley with Wheatley was a township in the parish of Chipping.
You can see the administrative areas in which Thornley with Wheatley has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Maps
View maps of Thornley and places within its boundaries.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD630400 (Lat/Lon: 53.854901, -2.563974), Thornley with Wheatley which are provided by:
- This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Google Streetview
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
- Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
- National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- Elgin Road Works
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Thornley with Wheatley was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.
You can also see Family History Societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. This facility is being developed, and is awaiting societies to enter information about the places they cover.