Winstanley
Click on map to view parish boundaries in detail.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and Libraries
Local studies information is held at Wigan library.
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Winstanley.
Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Winstanley area is Wigan and Leigh.
Gazetteers
Ask for a calculation of the distance from Winstanley to another place.
Click here for a list of nearby places.
Historical Geography
In 1835 Winstanley was a township in the parish of Wigan.
You can see the administrative areas in which Winstanley 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 Winstanley and places within its boundaries.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SD555030 (Lat/Lon: 53.521773, -2.672661), Winstanley which are provided by:
- This place shown on a Google 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 a Google / Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on a Google / Openstreetmap map.
Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Winstanley 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
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.