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Lt-Col Henry Fishwick JP FSA FRHistS (9 March 1835 – 23 September 1914) was a British soldier, politician and antiquary. [1] After a military career, he became a Liberal Party Councillor (1871–1914) and twice Mayor of Rochdale (1903–05). He was also author and editor of several books on Lancashire and was a founding member of three of the ...
Butterworth was a township occupying the southeastern part of the parish of Rochdale, in the hundred of Salford, Lancashire, England. [1] It was also a civil parish.It encompassed 12.1 square miles (31 km 2) of land in the South Pennines which spanned the settlements of Belfield, Bleaked-gate-cum-Roughbank, Butterworth Hall, Clegg, Haughs, Hollingworth, Kitcliffe, Lowhouse, Milnrow, Newhey ...
Rochdale's recorded history begins with an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Recedham Manor, but can be traced back to the 9th century. The ancient parish of Rochdale was a division of the Salford Hundred and one of the larger ecclesiastical parishes in England, comprising several townships .
Butterworth was a township occupying the southeastern part of the parish of Rochdale, in the hundred of Salford, Lancashire, England. It encompassed 12.1 square miles (31 km 2) of land in the South Pennines which spanned the settlements of Belfield, Bleaked-gate-cum-Roughbank, Butterworth Hall, Clegg, Haughs, Hollingworth, Kitcliffe, Lowhouse, Milnrow, Newhey, Ogden, Rakewood, Smithy Bridge ...
The society was formed at a meeting at Chetham's Library, convened by the historian Henry Fishwick, on 26 November 1897, but the year 1898 was fixed as the first year of the society's existence. The society became a registered charity (No. 511396) in 1981.
Fishwick, Henry (1889), The History of the Parish of Rochdale in the County of Lancaster, Rochdale: J. Clegg; Fishwick, Henry (1900), A genealogical memorial of the family of Buckley of Derby and Saddleworth; Flanagan, John; Hughes, Carthage (1988), The History of Buckley Hall, Rochdale 1887—1947, Chorley: Lisieux Hall, ISBN 1-870335-05-8
Borough of Rochdale may refer to three things associated with Rochdale, England: Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale , a current borough of Greater Manchester, covering the town of Rochdale and the surrounding area
Pages in category "History of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .