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Layton with Warbreck
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Layton with Warbreck has now been swallowed up by Blackpool, which grew into a large town by the end of the 19th century.
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LAYTON-WITH-WARBRECK, a township in Bispham parish, Lancashire; on the coast and on the Blackpool railway, 2½ miles SW of Poulton-le-Fylde. It contains the town of Blackpool. Acres, 3,241; of which 840 are water. Real property, £17,246; of which £150 are in gas works. Pop. in 1851, 2,564; in 1861, 3,907. Houses, 761. The manor belongs to J. T. Clifton, Esq. Knowle is the seat of Lord Edward F. Howard.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
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Local studies information is held at Blackpool library.
| Talbot Rd Cemetery, Layton |
Details about the census records, and indexes for Layton with Warbreck.
| St Mark, Layton, Church of England |
| Talbot Rd Cemetery, Layton |
| Salem, Layton, Primitive Methodist |
The Register Office covering the Layton with Warbreck area is Blackpool & Fylde.
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"LAYTON-WITH-WARBRICK, a township in the parish of Bispham, county Lancaster, 2 miles S.W. of Poulton-le-Fylde. It is situated near the coast, and contains the village of Blackpool, which is much resorted to in the season as a bathing-place. Two schools are supported by subscription."
"LEYTON, a township in the parish of Bispham, hundred of Amounderness, county Lancaster, 2 miles S.W. of Poulton-le-Fylde. It is situated near the coast, and contains the village of Blackpool, which is resorted to in the summer as a bathing place."
"WARBRICK, a township in the parish of Bispham, hundred of Amounderness, county Lancaster, 2½ miles S.W. of Poulton-le-Fylde. It is situated on the coast, and includes the village of Blackpool. It is joined with Layton."
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For probate purposes prior to 1858, Layton with Warbreck was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.
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