Clayton history
 

Can anyone tell me if there is a local history website for clayton.

Re: Clayton history
 

Hi Alan.

I've just done a quick search and unfortunately didn't find anything. If I do in the future I shall post here..

Re: Clayton history
 

GENUKI has some local information relating to most places in UK and ireland
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/ClaytonleMoors/

Genuki Census reels fo CLM
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN...rs/census.html

Another early map of CLM
http://www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/Clay1790.htm

Clayton Hall and Grimshaw family
http://www.grimshaworigin.org/WebPages/ClayHall.htm

Contact the Lancashire Family Histort and Heraldry Society
http://www.lancashire-fhhs.org.uk/hyndburn/

A little bit here
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~emgeedee/adling.htm

Check out Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk
Baptisms and marriages at the New Jerusalem Church, Clayton-Le-Moors 1868-1983 (Indexed extracts from Lancashire church records)
John H Sagar
Shurmer's street guide of Hyndburn: Including Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwistle, Clayton-le-Moors, Rishton and Great Harwood
Adrian Shurmer
Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire: The official

Old map of Clayton-le-Moors
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environ...on/clayton.htm

Clayton-le-Moors roll of Honour 1914-1919 at Accy Pals site (A.Jackson)
http://www.a.jackson.btinternet.co.uk/clayton_iz.htm

Lancashire Towns
http://www.lancstowns.co.uk/claytonlemoors.htm

Accy Observer
http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/...aytonlemoores/

Don't forget the local library as well.

Hope that gets you started.....
Did that help ????

Re: Clayton history
 

I never knew there was a New Jerusalem Church in Clayton. Thought it was just ours here in Accrington?

Re: Clayton history
 

There is also a reference here to registers in Manchester Archives
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/librari...rs/prlistg.htm

Hope that helps

Re: Clayton history
 

try this one....it mainly covers Rishton, but there's a lot on Clayton, especially very old stuff:
http://rishton.es6.net/web/Leisure

Re: Clayton history
 

Hi Tealeaf, tried the Rishton site but it wont let me access it. any ideas?

Re: Clayton history
 

Try this, think it's the same site.

http://www.rishton.org

Re: Clayton history
 

Cheers Cazzer...it's the same site.