In a message dated 17/06/06 21:49:45 GMT Daylight Time, pne.anne@ntlworld.com writes: On the 1851 Census, Joseph Platt and Alice (nee Lomax born Affetside,) were living, at what looks like Goor, Tyldesley. I have been unable to find this address on a map. Hi Anne, It looks like Goor to me too. I had a look at the pages either side on the census and Goor appears between Platt's Fold and Stone House, so I googled them and turned up a page _http://freespace.virgin.net/tony.smith/city.htm_ (http://freespace.virgin.net/tony.smith/city.htm) which is part of the Boothstown website and seems to give some interesting information about farms and smallholdings around Tyldesley including Platt's Fold and Stone House. It mentions that nearby is "a hamlet called the Gore" and goes on to say a Gore was a triangular piece of cloth = perhaps the Gore was on a triangular piece of land. I wonder if this could be connected? There's a lot of info about loacl mining activity too, though I didn't have time for a long browse, but if you haven't seen this site it might be worth a look. Sandie