Where is Dewhurst, Wilpshire?

[mcnulty]

Can someone assist in locating Dewhurst, Wilpshire. It was a farm from apprx 1840 to at least 1915 in/around Wilpshire which is just to the north of Blackburn. I lived in Wilpshire for 10 years so I know the area well and have tried to locate Dewhurst on "old maps" website and other map sites but with no luck 

A google hasn't pinpointed the exact site.

It was owned by an Ainsworth family for most of the 19th century - it that helps?

Any ideas will be much appreciated.
Ian

[mosiefish]

Hi Ian,

Just took a look at the enumerator route for 1891 census.  Lanehead Farm,
Sharples Farm, Briers Farm Tippings Farm then DEWHURST.

Ah think I found it on the Mario Maps except I had to to zoom out when I found Tippings Farm.  It is due north from Tippings and marked as Dewhurst House. Must be there somewhere if it was not the actual house.

I will have another look at a different year.

Regards,
Mo

[Isobelruss]

1851
Mary Ainsworth 71 widow farmer of  60 acres b Rishton Lancs
Thomas 38 son unmarr b Blackburn
Betty Aspden 33 dau marr hand loom weaver cotton b Wilpshire
Benjamin Aspden 36 son in law ditto b Salesbury Lancs
Mary Ainsworth 21 gr dau house lab b Wilpshire
HO107 2257 fol 67 think its page 8 got the info from Lancs discs
Dewhurst next door to Brierses and Sharpleses on one side and Tippins and Andertons on the other

[Isobelruss]

The 1851 Description of Enumeration District
County and Parliamentary Division- North Lancashire
Superintendent Registrars district -Blackburn
Registrars disrict- Billington
Enumeration district 4
description of enumeration district
The whole of the township of Wilpshire and forms a part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Peters Salesbury

[mosiefish]

Hi Ian,

Now checked three different census years and they all point towards it being what is now Dewhurst House.  There are no seperate references to a Dewhurst House in Wilpshire on the census street indexes for Wilpshire just  the "Dewhurst" where you Ainsworths were.   

Regards,
Mo

[Barbara.H]

I have the Lancashire A-Z year 2000 edition, and Dewhurst House is still marked on that - just off Longsight Rd (A59), to the west of the Whalley Rd/Longsight Rd roundabout, if that makes sense (I'm not a driver).
Would send you an image of it but my scanner does not talk to the puter & the kids have nicked my camera batteries, grr. 
Try google-mapping: Dewhurst Rd, Langho, Blackburn
  Barbara

[mcnulty]

That's solved then! I was looking in what I thougt was Wilpshire district but not in what is called Langho in 2007!

Thanks for all your help,
Ian