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TURTON, a township chapelry and a sub-district in Bolton parish and district, Lancashire. The chapelry lies 4 miles N by E of Bolton; contains Chapeltown and Oaks r. stations; and has a post-office under Bolton, a workhouse, and a cattle-fair on 4 and 5 Sept. Acres, 4,110. Real property, £13,678; of which £550 are in quarries, and £40 in mines. Pop. in 1851, 4,158; in 1861, 4,513. Houses, 855. The property is subdivided. There are numerous good residences. Industry is carried on in cotton-mills, print-works, bleach-works, an iron-foundry, and a paper-mill. Ancient British and Roman relics have been found. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £161. Patron, G. M. Hoare, Esq. There are four dissenting chapels, several public schools, and charities £30. The sub-district includes two other townships, and comprises 7,080 acres. Pop., 5,459. Houses, 1,024.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Bolton library.Cemeteries
- St Anne, High Street, Church of England
- Blackburn Road, Independent, Egerton
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Turton.Church History
Church Records
- Cornerstone, Lord's Stile Lane, Baptist, Bromley Cross
- St Andrew, Queen's Ave, Church of England, Bromley Cross
- St Anne, High Street, Church of England
- Blackburn Road, Independent, Egerton
- St John the Evangelist, The Crescent, Roman Catholic, Bromley Cross
- Darwen Rd, Wesleyan Methodist, Birtenshaw
- Blackburn Road, Wesleyan Methodist, Egerton
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Turton area is Blackburn.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Turton was a township in the parish of Bolton.History
A description of Turton in the 19th century.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Turton 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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