I think the term 'parish church' has been loosely applied to the churches that sprung up in the townships in the 19th century, e.g. Holy Trinity, Christ Church, St. George's, etc. which are clearly within the parish of St. Peter's, Bolton-le-Moors. There are two churches in Halliwell, St. Peter's, and St. Paul's, both referred to as the parish church. Clearly there can't be two parish churches in Halliwell. What is clear, though, is that there isn't (and never has been) a parish of Tonge Moor. Valerie -----Original Message----- From: pneanne [mailto:pne.anne@ntlworld.com] Sent: 26 June 2006 07:44 To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] ANCIENT PARISHES AND TOWNSHIPS Ancient Parishes and Townships - From the handlist of Registers at Bolton Archives and Local Studies. For local goverment and other purposes, the ancient parishes were subdivided into a number of divisions known as townships.