The Douglas, Lancashire
Historical Description
Douglas, The, a river of Lancashire. It rises near Wigan, and runs about 15 miles north-westward and northward to the estuary of the Ribble, near Beaconsall. It is navigable to Wigan, and is there connected by a cut of 8 miles with the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Church Records
Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Lancashire Archives, have images of the Parish Registers for Lancashire online.
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Lancashire is available to browse.