Talk:Altham, Lancashire

Based on the fact that the Family History Library Catalog is based on "parish" and "chapelry" information, from a genealogical and historical perspective, which is important for patrons worldwide to learn when seeking information about a Lancashire place-name?

True or False:


 * 1) Burnley was created a diocese in 1926
 * 2) Altham was an ecclesiastical parish in Whalley deanery
 * 3) Altham was a chapelry in Whalley (ancient) Parish

From concensus here, no. 3 is directly applicable to this, as patrons then may know to not only search Altham chapelry, but the mother or ancient parish (Whalley) as well.

That "The Diocese of Blackburn is a Church of England diocese, covering much of Lancashire, created in 1926 from part of the Diocese of Manchester. The Diocese includes the towns of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, and the cities of Lancaster, and Preston, as well as a large part of the Ribble Valley" is nice to know, but throwing all such data as may not relate directly to the research problem, tends to dilute the critical and key information provided in the brief summary 'snapshot' from Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of England.