Tyldesley and District Historical Society ( Founded 1972)

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Was there a Castle in Tyldesley?
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Tyldesley Mines Lists 1869,1908,1945

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 Links to Tyldesley and related Websites

 

Atherton Memories Locals remember Atherton

Astley Green Colliery Museum 

The Boothstown Website An excellent local history site about a town adjacent to Tyldesley

Borough Guide Home Page Wigan Metropolitan Borough

Visit the excellent Coal Mining Resource Centre website for more about coalmining

Fred Longworth High School Local Secondary School situated close to the town centre

First Edition Historic Maps Good source of historic maps of Tyldesley and district

Hindsford AFC  Site of the local soccer club

Lancashire's On-Line Local History Societies  Links to local history societies 

Leighlife Lots of features about the three towns, Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley or Leyth, Bent and Bongs

Peak District Mines Historical Society Limited Contains 1896 list of mines in North and East Lancashire compiled by Mines Inspector John Gerrard and has details of Tyldesley mines for that year.

St. Mary's High School Site of the local R.C. High

Tyldesley RUFC Home Page Site of the historic local Rugby Union club

Tyldesley Top Chapel Ministries 

Tyldesley Online An impressive site under development which is looking good for the near future.