Wuerdle and Wardle

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WARDLE, a chapelry, with a village, in Rochdale parish, Lancashire; 2¾ miles NNE of Rochdale r. station. It was constituted in 1859; and it has a post-office under Rochdale. Pop., 2,176. Houses, 439. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £200. Patron, the Vicar of Smallbridge. The church is modern and cruciform, and has a tower and spire. There are two dissenting chapels and a national school.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

Archives and libraries

Local studies information is held at Rochdale library.

Cemeteries

St Andrew, Arm Road, Church of England, Dearnley
St John the Baptist, Halifax Road, Church of England, Smallbridge
St James the Apostle, Ramsden Rd, Church of England
Chapel Street, Wesleyan Methodist

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Wuerdle and Wardle.

Church Records

St Andrew, Arm Road, Church of England, Dearnley
St John the Baptist, Halifax Road, Church of England, Smallbridge
St James the Apostle, Ramsden Rd, Church of England
Wardle Village Church, Chapel Street, Ecumenical Partnership
Halifax Rd, Independent, Smallbridge
Wesley St, Primitive Methodist, Smallbridge
United Methodist Free Church, Smallbridge
Ramsden Rd, United Methodist Free Church, Water Grove
Wesleyan Methodist, Smallbridge
Chapel Street, Wesleyan Methodist

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Wardle area is Rochdale.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Wuerdle and Wardle was a township in the parish of Rochdale.

History

A description of Wardle in the 19th century.

Maps

View maps of Wardle and places within its boundaries.

Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Wardle 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.

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[Last updated: Friday, 13-Apr-2007 12:21:55 BST - Phil Stringer]