For additional subjects on this website see the right hand column.
External sources are below.

 

Local Sources

Lytham Library - Local History

St.Annes Library- Local History

Lancashire Record Office Local History

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Online Sources

Victoria County History (1912) vol.7 - LYTHAM
Reproduced here online by British History Online.

Houses of Benedictine monks - The priory of Lytham - Victoria County History
British History Online is the digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.

Victoria County History (1912) vol.7 - BISPHAM with Norbreck, Layton with Norbreck
Reproduced here online by British History Online.

Lancashire Local Studies and Family History Collections  The Lancashire Libraries website has Census, Council Minutes, Directories, Photographs, Maps, Newspapers, Parish Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths, Web sites for family history and local studies, Serials, Periodicals, Transactions, Proceedings of Learned Societies, Electoral Registers and Poll Books , Documentary Material, including Rate Books, Sound and Video Recordings and Special Collections.

Genuki - A large collection of genealogical information pages for Lytham and St.Annes.

North West Film Archive - A searchable database of restored archive film.

Freemasonry In The Fylde - A brief history of the the Fylde family of Lodges.

Lost Heritage - As many as 2,000 notable houses have been demolished in England - this website is a memorial to those lost country houses. It list all the significant houses known to have been demolished, destroyed or are just ruins and also to provide history and photos on individual properties where possible. Hopefully this will ensure that these great houses are not forgotten and inspire you to help save the ones threatened even today.

1881 PUBS A DIRECTORY OF ENGLISH PUBS IN THE 1881 CENSUS Search this database for free.

The Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society For help with research into your Lancashire ancestors.

The Jolly Family of Mythop (Mythop near Blackpool) and on the same site, mention of The Setantii tribe.

Lancashire Births, Marriages & Deaths - Register Offices in the county of Lancashire, England, hold records of local births, marriages & deaths back to the start of civil registration in 1837. Although the indexes are not yet complete for all years and districts, the database will eventually cover Lancashire births, marriages and deaths for the years 1837 to 1950

The 1901 Census -  Trace your Welsh or English ancestors & develop a family tree. Find out who lived at your address in 1901. Free searching of the fully indexed database then pay for access to detailed information and images with Vouchers or Credit Cards.

A Vision of Britain Through Time - A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.

Local History Magazine - The UK's only independent national magazine for anyone with an interest in local history.

Map of Lytham in 1848
www.old-maps.co.uk providing access to Britain's most extensive digital historical map archive. Find out where your ancestors used to live or check out what your neighbourhood looked like over a hundred years ago.

Images of England This is a ‘point in time’ photographic library of England’s listed buildings, recorded at the turn of the 21st century. You can view over 300,000 images of England’s built heritage from lamp posts to lavatories, phone boxes to toll booths, mile stones to gravestones, as well as thousands of bridges, historic houses and churches