Alternative names

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Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BLACKBURN	Diocese	1926		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 861.
MANCHESTER	Diocese	1877	1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 861.

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ACCRINGTON	Rural Deanery	1912		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 861.
BLACKBURN	Rural Deanery	1877		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 862.
BURNLEY	Rural Deanery	1877		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 868.
CHORLEY	Rural Deanery	1964		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 861.
DARWEN	Rural Deanery			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 861.
LEYLAND	Rural Deanery	1541	1844	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 862.
LEYLAND	Rural Deanery	1877		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 862.
PENDLE	Rural Deanery	1970		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 861.
ROSSENDALE	Rural Deanery	1912	1926	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 1861.
WHALLEY	Rural Deanery	1877		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 868.