Thurnham, Lancashire
Historical Description
Thurnham, a township in Lancaster and Cockerham parishes, Lancashire, 4½ miles SSW of Lancaster, and 1 mile from Glasson Dock station on the L. & N.W.R. It includes the village of Glasson. Post town, Lancaster; money order and telegraph office, Glasson. Acreage, 1591 of land and 504 of water; population, 686. Much of the land belongs to the baronet family of Fitzgerald, who are lords of the manor. Thurnham Hall is an ancient mansion. There are a handsome Roman Catholic chapel and an endowed school.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Lancashire | |
Civil parish | Lancaster | |
Hundred | Lonsdale south of the Sands | |
Poor Law union | Lancaster |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
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Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Thurnham from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Lancashire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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