A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4

Detailed local histories of the city of Liverpool, Wigan and most of greater Manchester. The rest of Merseyside is treated in volume III.

Victoria County History - Lancaster.

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A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4, ed. William Farrer, J Brownbill ( London, 1911), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4 [accessed 25 November 2024].

A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4. Edited by William Farrer, J Brownbill( London, 1911), British History Online, accessed November 25, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4.

A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4. Ed. William Farrer, J Brownbill(London, 1911), , British History Online. Web. 25 November 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Index of parishes, townships and manors xi-xii
List of maps xiv
Editorial note xv
West Derby hundred: The City of Liverpool 1-4
Liverpool: The castle and development of the town 4-36
Liverpool: Trade, population and geographical growth 37-38
Liverpool: Municipal government 38-41
Liverpool: The docks 41-43
Liverpool: Churches 43-52
Liverpool: The cathedral 52-53
Liverpool: The university 53-54
Liverpool: Schools 54-55
Liverpool: Charities 55-57
The parish of Wigan: Introduction, church and charities 57-68
Townships: Wigan 68-78
Townships: Pemberton 78-83
Townships: Billinge 83-87
Townships: Winstanley 87-89
Townships: Orrell 89-91
Townships: Upholland 91-97
Townships: Dalton 97-101
Townships: Ince 101-106
Townships: Hindley 106-111
Townships: Abram 111-115
Townships: Haigh 115-118
Townships: Aspull 118-122
The parish of Winwick: Introduction, church and charities 122-132
Townships: Newton in Makerfield 132-137
Townships: Haydock 137-140
Townships: Winwick with Hulme 140-142
Townships: Ashton 142-148
Townships: Golborne 148-150
Townships: Lowton 150-154
Townships: Kenyon 154-155
Townships: Culcheth 156-166
Townships: Houghton, Middleton and Arbury 166-168
Townships: Southworth with Croft 168-170
The hundred of Salford 171-173
The city and parish of Manchester: Introduction 174-187
Manchester: The cathedral 187-192
Manchester: The parish and advowson 192-204
Townships: Salford 204-217
Townships: Broughton 217-222
Townships: Manchester (part 1 of 2) 222-230
Townships: Manchester (part 2 of 2) 230-251
Townships: Chorlton-upon-Medlock 251-254
Townships: Blackley 255-259
Townships: Cheetham 259-262
Townships: Crumpsall 262-264
Townships: Moston 264-270
Townships: Harpurhey 270
Townships: Newton 271-273
Townships: Failsworth 273-274
Townships: Bradford 274-275
Townships: Gorton 275-279
Townships: Ardwick 279-281
Townships: Beswick 281
Townships: Droylsden 282-287
Townships: Openshaw 287-288
Townships: Withington 288-293
Townships: Didsbury 293-297
Townships: Chorlton-with-Hardy 297-302
Townships: Moss Side 302
Townships: Rusholme 303-309
Townships: Levenshulme 309-310
Townships: Burnage 310-311
Townships: Denton 311-322
Townships: Haughton 322-323
Townships: Heaton Norris 323-326
Townships: Reddish 326-329
Townships: Stretford 329-335
Townships: Hulme 335-338
The parish of Ashton-under-Lyne: Introduction, manor & boroughs 338-347
The parish of Ashton-under-Lyne: Church and charities 347-352
The parish of Eccles: Introduction, church and charities 352-362
Townships: Barton 363-376
Townships: Worsley 376-392
Townships: Pendleton 392-396
Townships: Pendlebury 397-404
Townships: Clifton 404-406