The Parish of Westhoughton in the County of -- Lancashire --

Newspapers can provide a wealth of information about past events and people. A selection of articles extracted from the local newspaper are presented here:-

Westhoughton's First Newspapers

From the Westhoughton Journal, November 1 1935, Hearses

From the Westhoughton Journal, 1938, Unemployment in 1840

From the Westhoughton Journal, October 2nd 1953, The Abbey of Cockersand

From the Westhoughton Journal, 1967, The Old Corn Mill