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| WRIGHTINGTON is a township in the parish of Eccleston, hundred of Leyland, and diocese of Manchester, in the northern division of the county. It is five miles north-west from Wigan, twenty-five from Manchester, & thirteen from Liverpool. There is a church for an Ecclesiastical district here, dedicated to St. James, the value of living is £166 per annum. There are chapels for various denominations of dissenters. Wrightington Hall, in the midst of a fine park, is the seat of Major Dicconson. Attached to the Hall is a Roman Catholic Chapel. Appley Bridge Station, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire line of railway, is in the township; and in close proximity to the station are the extensive stone quarries and brickworks of Messrs. Winnard & Taylor. The Appley Bridge Chemical and Manure Co.'s Works, and a large Corn Mill which has recently been erected and is the property of a Limited Liability Company, every facility is afforded for the transit of goods by the above-named Railway Co., and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The population in 1861, was 1,618; in 1871, 1,525; and in 1881, 1509. Acreage, 3,916. Post Office, Appley Bridge. - John Rigby, postmaster. Letters received through Wigan.
Established Church. - Rev. John Thos. Wilson, vicar
Presbyterian Chapel, Mossy Lee. - Rev. John Goggin
Primitive Methodist Chapel
Roman Catholic Chapel. - Rev. Thomas Margison, priest
Railway Station, Appley Bridge. - Chas. Brightmore, stationmaster  |
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| PRIVATE RESIDENTS |
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| Blinkhorn Mr. Thomas, Spring bank |
| Bolton Alfred, Esq., Harrock Hall |
| Bolton George, Esq., Harrock Hall |
| Dicconson Major, Wrightington Hall |
| Goggin Rev. John, Mossy Lee |
| Harcourt Mr. William, Spring bank |
| Heyes Mr. Enoch, Spring bank |
| Hoyes Mr. John, Appley Bridge |
| Margison Rev. Thos., Moss la., Wrightington |
| Wilson Rev. John Thomas, Heskin Vicarage |
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| COMMERCIAL |
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| Ainscough Hugh, miller, Parbold |
| Appley Bridge & West Lancashire Corn Mill Co., Limited, corn millers, Appley Bridge. - John Hoyes, manager |
| Appley Bridge Brick & Tile Co., Limited, Appley Bridge |
| Appley Bridge Chemical & Manure Co. Ltd, manufacturing chemists. - John Makinson, secretary |
| Atherton Thomas, manager of Brick Works, Appley Bridge |
| Barton Thomas, seedsman, Parbold |
| Bennett William, wheelwright |
| Bimson Thomas, joiner, Shevington vale |
| Blackburn John, Windmill Inn, Dangerous corner, Parbold |
| Blacow George, shopkeeper, Robin Hood |
| Blundell John, shopkeeper & farmer, Mossey Lee |
| Catterall Richard, Appley Bridge Inn |
| Clarkson Edward, shopkeeper, Appley Bridge |
| Cowley Edward, boat owner, Fairhurst Hall |
| Dawber James, stonemason, Bentley lane |
| Dickinson Henry, shopkeeper, Dangerous corner |
| Fogg James, shoemaker & shopkeeper, Appley Bridge |
| Freeman John, shopkeeper, Appley Bridge |
| Gorton Edward, Dicconson's Arms, Dangerous corner |
| Halton James, Chapel House Inn, Parbold |
| Haughton Peter, tailor, Appley lane |
| Higham Peter, Rigby's Arms, High Moor |
| Holcroft Wm., blacksmith, Wrightington bar |
| Latham John, Alison's Arms, Appley Bridge |
| Lowton Aaron, mason, Hunger hill |
| Mawdsley James, blacksmith, Appley Bridge |
| Myers Thomas, Railway Inn, Parbold |
| Platt & Co., Limited, brick and tile makers and quarry masters, Appley Bridge |
| Read Thomas, seedsman, Tan Pit Farm |
| Reid William, nursery, seedsman and florist, Appley Bridge; house, 99 Dicconson st., Wigan |
| Rigby John, shopkeeper, Post Office, Appley Bridge |
| Smith Thomas, blacksmith, Dangerous corner |
| Stopforth Nanny, Hind's Head Inn, Mossey Lee |
| Taylor James, beer retailer, Hunger hill |
| Tickle Samuel, beer retailer and shopkeeper, Appley Bridge |
| Williams Thomas, wheelwright, Parbold |
| Winnard & Taylor, stone quarry owners and brickmakers, Parbold Quarries and Brick Works; Office, Wallgate, Wigan - See advertisement |
| Wright William, Scarisbrook Arms Inn |
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| FARMERS |
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| Ashton William, Hugh barn |
| Blundell John, Hunger hill |
| Blundell William, High Moor |
| Critchley Robert, South Tunley |
| Cubbin William, High Moor |
| Dawber Elizabeth, Crow Orchard |
| Dawber John, Dangerous corner |
| Dicconson Henry, Dangerous corner |
| Draper James, Appley row |
| Grimshaw Jane, Bentley lane |
| Fairclough Joseph, Robin Hood |
| Gill Joseph, Carr House lane |
| Glover John, Robin Hood |
| Glover William, Stoney Lake |
| Hardy Joshua, Hesketh Farm |
| Heaps James, Robin Hood |
| Hunter John, Anderton's Mill |
| Hunter Robert, Hill House fold |
| Iddon Mary, Hunger hill |
| Knowles Richard, Dawber Farm |
| Lucas James, Broadhurst |
| Marsden George, Brook House |
| Martland John, Mossey Lee |
| Monk Edward, North Tunley |
| Monk Richard, Bannister House |
| Ormisher Thomas, Harrock hill |
| Orrell George, Tunley Farm |
| Owen John, Appley lane |
| Redshaw John, Mossey Lee |
| Rigby Ralph, Harrock hill |
| Robinson James, Wrightington Vale |
| Rothwell Richard, Appley row |
| Scholefield John, Chisnall Hall |
| Sephton Ellen, Charity Farm |
| Sharp William, Robin Hood |
| Smith Margaret, High Moor |
| Speakman Thomas, Delph House Farm |
| Stringfellow James, near Fairhurst Hall |
| Woods Josiah, Wrightington bar |
| Worthington Edward, Appley row |
| Wright Edward, Mossey Lee |
| Wright James, Courage lane |
