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Thornley with Wheatley

Archives & Libraries
Cemeteries
Census
Churches
Civil Registration
Description & Travel

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Gazetteers
Historical Geography
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Probate Records
Societies

THORNLEY-WITH-WHEATLEY, a township in Chipping parish, Lancashire; 7½ miles W by S of Clitheroe. Acres, 3,179. Real property, £2,650; of which £76 are in quarries. Pop., 409. Houses, 82. The manor belongs to the Earl of Derby.
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, Longridge Rd, Thornley cum Wheatley, Roman Catholic

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Thornley with Wheatley.

Churches

St William, Longridge Rd, Thornley cum Wheatley, Roman Catholic

You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Thornley with Wheatley area that are recorded in the GENUKI church database. This will also help identify other churches in nearby townships and/or parishes. You also have the option to see the location of the churches marked on a map.

Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Thornley with Wheatley area is Ribble Valley.

Description and Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Thornley with Wheatley was a township in the parish of Chipping.

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Maps

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You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD630400 (Lat/Lon: 53.854901, -2.563989), Thornley with Wheatley which are provided by:

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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.)
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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.

Societies

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.