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I'm looking for some help with the two Sparths - Nearer and Further Sparth as they were called. Nearer Sparth is the old farm house, previously called Sparth Manor, Sparth Farm and (as a pub was the Lynwood Arms) built in the 15th or 16th Century (seems to be a bit of conflict between websites...

Hi Folks, just thought I'd post to let you know about the acoustic club I've been running for a while now, which is now taking place Every Wednesday at the Forts Arms, Clayton Le Moors. Each week we perform a few songs with our Band Panjenix then we host an open mic where performers can come...

My maternal great-grandmother owned a tripe shop at 158 Whalley Road in Clayton from approximately 1900 until 1949. I visited the area in 1978 just before it was leveled to make room for the new motorway. My mother, who was raised by her grandmother, recently received an old photograph of the...

I am looking for Greenhalgh family living in the Accrington area. My g. grandfather, John Greenhalgh, son of James & Mary Clayton, married Elizabeth Rathbone in Accrington in 1875. (James & Mary married 1849 at Manchester.) Their daughters, Mary and Edith were born in 1880 and 1882...