Briercliffe

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BRIERCLIFFE, a township and a chapelry in Whalley parish, Lancashire. The township bears the name of Briercliffe-with-Extwistle; and lies near the East Lancashire railway, 3 miles NE by E of Burnley. Post Town, Burnley. Acres, 4,180. Real property, £5,222. Pop., 1,332. Houses, 263. There are quarries and cotton mills. The chapelry was constituted in 1842. Pop., 2,024. Houses, 393. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £250.* Patrons, Hulme's Trustees. The church was built in 1840. There are two Baptist 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 Burnley library.

Cemeteries

St James, Church Street, Church of England
Ebenezer, Halifax Rd, Hill Lane, Particular Baptist, Haggate
Nelson Rd, Scotch Baptist, Haggate
Fould's House, John Ecroyd's Orchard, Society of Friends
Hill Farm, Society of Friends

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Briercliffe with Extwistle.

Church Records

St James, Church Street, Church of England
Church of England, Extwistle
Jehovah Jireh, Burnley Road, Independent Methodist
Ebenezer, Halifax Rd, Hill Lane, Particular Baptist, Haggate
Nelson Rd, Scotch Baptist, Haggate
Fould's House, John Ecroyd's Orchard, Society of Friends
Hill Farm, Society of Friends
Burnley Road, Wesleyan Methodist

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Briercliffe area is Burnley and Pendle.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Briercliffe and Extwistle was a township in the parish of Whalley.

Maps

View maps of Briercliffe and places within its boundaries. map near Briercliffe in the 19th century.

Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Briercliffe 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

The Briercliffe Scoiety

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[Last updated: Wednesday, 03-Sep-2008 11:33:47 BST - Phil Stringer]