Walmersley
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WALMERSLEY, a village, a township, a chapelry, and a sub-district, in Bury parish and district, Lancashire. The village stands near Summerseat r. station, 2¼ miles N of Bury; carries on manufactures similar to those of Bury; and has a post-office under Bury, Lancashire. The township includes Shuttleworth, 2½ miles to the N; and bears the name of W.-cum-Shuttleworth. Acres, 5,056. Real property, £20,417; of which £400 are in mines, £228 in quarries, and £163 in gasworks. Pop. in 1851, 4,802; in 1861, 5,298. Houses, 1,003. The chapelry excludes Shuttleworth, and was constituted in 1843. Pop. in 1861, 3,269. Houses, 628. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £130. Patrons, Trustees. The church is good; and there are Independent and Wesleyan chapels, a national school, and charities £23. The sub-district excludes part of W. township, but includes small parts of three other townships. Pop. in 1861, 5,062. Houses, 964.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and libraries
Local studies information is held at Bury library.Cemeteries
- St John in the Wilderness, Church Road, Church of England, Shuttleworth
- Christ Church, Walmersley Rd, Church of England
- Park, Independent
- Rowlands Rd, Wesleyan Methodist, Summerseat
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Walmersley.Church History
Church Records
- Spring St, Baptist, Shuttleworth
- St John in the Wilderness, Church Road, Church of England, Shuttleworth
- Christ Church, Walmersley Rd, Church of England
- Park, Independent
- Turn at lane, Primitive Methodist, Summerseat
- Rowlands Rd, Wesleyan Methodist, Summerseat
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Walmersley area is Bury.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Walmersley and Shuttleworth was a township in the parish of Bury.History
A description of Walmersley in the 19th century.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Walmersley 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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