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Accrington--a considerable village, in that part of the parish of Whalley which is in the higher division of the hundred of Blackburn, county palatine of Lancaster, 3-1/4 mi. (N.N.W.) from Haslingdon, comprising the chapelry of Old, and the township of New, Accrington, containing 5370 inhabitants, of which number, 1261 are in Old Accrington, 6-1/4 miles (E.), and 4109 in New Accrington, 5-1/4 (E. by S.), from Blackburn. Within the last few years this place has acquired considerable importance, from its situation in the centre of the calico-printing business. Several large establishments for spinning cotton thread, and weaving and printing calico, have been formed; in consequence of which the population has increased nearly twofold. The living of Old Accrington is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Chester, endowed with £1000 private benefaction, £1000 royal bounty, and £1000 parliamentary grant, and in the patronage of the Vicar of Whalley. The chapel was taken down and rebuilt upon a larger scale in 1826. There are places of worship for Baptists, Wesleyan Methodists, and Swedenborgians. A National school was erected by subscription in 1806, in which about 130 are educated. Jonathan Peele, Esq., in 1824, gave £1000 towards its support.
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Newchurch in Rossendale-Forest--a chapelry in that part of the parish of Whalley which is in the higher division of the hundred of Blackburn, county palatine of Lancaster, 3-1/2 mi. (E.S.E.) from Haslingden, containing, with Bacup, Deadwin-Clough, Tunstead, and Wolfenden, 8557 inhabitants. The living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry and diocese of Chester, and in the patronage of the Vicar of Whalley. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The Wesleyan Methodists and U_________s have each a place of worship here, and the __________ Sunday school. A free grammar school was founded, in 1701, by Edward Ashworth and John Hoyle, who surrendered an estate, now producing an annual income of £60, in support of the master, for teaching about thirty-five children. The river Irwell passes through the parish, in which cotton and woollen goods are manufactured to a considerable extend, in their various branches. Coal mines and quarries of freestone, slate, etc. abound here. A fair for cattle is held on April 29th, and one for cattle, clothing and pedlary, on June 29th. (Blotch on page obscured two words)
Oswaldtwistle--a township in that part of the parish of Whalley which is in the lower division of the hundred of Blackburn, county palatine of Lancaster, 3-3/4 mi. (E. by S.) from Blackburn, containing 4960 inhabitants. Here are print-works on a large scale, and other establishments for the manufacture of cotton goods. Coal is obtained in the township.
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