SPOTLAND district help

[HIL]

could anyone help with LOWER END, Spotland and LANE HEAD
1841/51

are these areas in Spotland? And is Spotland and area of Rochdale?

any ideas where baptisms may have taken place?
thanks
hilary

[HIL]

That should read LOWER FOLD, not end !

[Little Nell]

Hi Hilary,

Both Lower Fold and Spotland are areas of Rochdale.  Lower Fold is north of the town centre and Spotland is west of the town centre.

Have you looked at the old maps site?

http://www.old-maps.co.uk

Spotland Bridge is marked on the current OS map (see the streetmap site:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk

Lower Fold is not however marked but it is between Shawclough and Broadley.

I would expect baptisms to have taken place in Rochdale, but it depends what date.

Nell

[HIL]

thanks for that Nell

[Mr. MIGKY]

the only two i can give you to look at are as follows: st mary with st james , wardleworth. OL161AP
next st mary's oldham road rochdale ,OL11 2HB, 01706-649886
good luck migky

just found this one as well.


 http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/Faith/Christian/default.asp

[HIL]

oh no! all those churches to choose from!

[Mr. MIGKY]

if you find some who is buried there let me know if i am that way i will take pic of grave for you

[Rochdalian]

Hi
Depending on the years but people from Spotland could have been baptised at St Chads parish church in Rochdale.

Bob

[Gillg]

Probably the nearest church to Spotland Bridge would have been St Clements, Falinge, built 1835, or St Edmunds, but that wasn't built till 1873.  Have you tried contacting Rochdale Local Studies?
http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/Living/Libraries.asp?URL=local   
They are very helpful and have plenty of information. 

The Lancs Online Parish Clerk will give you baptisms at St Chad's (Rochdale Parish Church) up to the early 1800s.
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Rochdale/index.html

Have a look at the Genuki Rochdale page for other churches.
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Rochdale/

You will also find there a reference to Dave Ollerton’s
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Rochdale/
which lists many of the gravestones in Rochdale cemetery.

Hope some of this helps.

Gillg