The Irwell, Lancashire
Historical Description
Irwell, The, a river of Lancashire. It rises on the backbone of England, near Holme, in Rossendale Forest, and runs southward, past Bury, to Manchester, where it becomes part of the ship canal. Its length of course above Manchester is about 20 miles, and its chief affluents are the Roeh below Bury and the Irk and the Medlock at Manchester.
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.