. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. BLACKBURN HUNDRED WHALLEY Lawrence Lord, John Tattersall alias True, Edmund Tattersall the elder ; 1662âJohn Whitaker and James his brother, Christopher Nuttall, George Holt, James Lord and John Tattersall, Richard Heap and many others. John Tattersall and John Pilling of Tunstead, John Lord of Bacup and James Whitaker of Broadclough were free tenants in 16z I '' John Kershaw of Wolfenden Booth, who died in 1701, was a benefactor of the ; The site of the chapel was BOROUGHS probably the most central for the popu
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. BLACKBURN HUNDRED WHALLEY Lawrence Lord, John Tattersall alias True, Edmund Tattersall the elder ; 1662âJohn Whitaker and James his brother, Christopher Nuttall, George Holt, James Lord and John Tattersall, Richard Heap and many others. John Tattersall and John Pilling of Tunstead, John Lord of Bacup and James Whitaker of Broadclough were free tenants in 16z I '' John Kershaw of Wolfenden Booth, who died in 1701, was a benefactor of the ; The site of the chapel was BOROUGHS probably the most central for the population at the time of its founda- tion, but the later rise of manufactures caused the Irwell valley to become the most populous part of the district, and here the borough oi BACUP has been formed. A local board district was defined in 1861"; two years later the area was divided into wards and the local board was ; The dis- trict was extended in 1876," and in August 1882 the borough was incorporated, being governed by a mayor, six aldermen and eighteen councillors ; there are six ; In 1894 the com- posite area was formed into a single ; A police force was organized in 1887. Gas is supplied by a private company," but the water supply is owned by the corporation'" ; the Haslingden, Rawtenstall and Bacup Outfall Sewerage Board regulates the disposal of the sewage. The cemetery, opened in 1862," is regulated by a burial board consisting of members of the council. There are recreation grounds and public baths and fire engine station. The town hall, built in 1857, is now the police oflice and court- house, and the Mechanics' Institute has been con- verted into municipal ; A coat of arms was granted in 1883. A market is held on Wednesday and on Saturday ; a market-house was opened in ; A school board was formed in ;. Borough of Bacup. Assure on afesse between fwo cotton-bales in chief o
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