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URMSTON, a township, with a village, in Flixton parish, Lancashire; on the river Mersey, 5½ miles WSW of Manchester. Acres, 974. Real property, £4,511. Pop., 748. Houses, 158. The manor belongs to G. J. N. Ridehalgh, Esq. There is a Wesleyan chapel. John Collier, or "Tim Bobbin," was a native.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
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Local studies information is held at Trafford Local studies library.
Details about the census records, and indexes for Urmston.
| Flixton Rd, Urmston, Congregational |
| George Street, Urmston, Wesleyan Methodist |
| Higher Road Primitive Methodist, Urmston |
| Higher Road, Urmston, Independent Methodist |
| Higher Road, Urmston, Wesleyan Methodist |
| Queen's Road, Urmston, Unitarian |
| Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Urmston, Roman Catholic |
The Register Office covering the Urmston area is Trafford.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"URMSTON, a township in the parish of Flixton, hundred of Salford, county Lancaster, 6 miles S.W. of Manchester. The village is situated on the river Mersey. The soil is sandy, with a subsoil of sand and gravel. There are an infant school and a chapel for the Wesleyans. G. J. M. Ridehalgh, Esq., is lord of the manor."
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In 1835 Urmston was a township in the parish of Flixton.
The Urmston A-Z contains a great deal of information about the area.
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For probate purposes prior to 1858, Urmston 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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