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Lancashire Lantern: Lancashire Pioneers
Part of the Lancashire Lantern network, the Pioneers gives details of people who were famous local people in science, technology and innovation. These pioneers were either born in Lancashire or their endeavours made a significant contribution to the development of the County.
The Birleys - Further reading
Books about Kirkham and Wesham
FISHWICK, Henry
The History of the Parish of Kirkham in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
Manchester, The Chetham Society. 1874
JACKSON, George
Tales of Woodplumpton and Kirkham.
Woodplumpton. The Author. 1974
RAMSBOTTOM, Martin
Kirkham - town trail.
Preston, Lancashire County Library. 1977
RAMSBOTTOM, Martin
A Walk around Wesham. Kirkham,
Hedgehog Historical Publications. 1994
ISBN 1898062066
ROTHWELL, Catherine
Around Kirkham in old photographs.
Far Thrupp, Alan Sutton Publishing Limited. 1994
ISBN 0750906472
SHAW, Roland Cunliffe
Kirkham in Amoundernss: the story of a Lancashire Community.
Preston, R. Seed and Sons. 1949.
SINGLETON, Francis Joseph
The Flax Merchants of Kirkham.
Reprint from the Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. Vol. 126. 1977
SINGLETON, Francis Joseph
Kirkham - a short history.
Kirkham, Kirkham and District Local History Society. 1980.
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