Search for "Chaddockville"Note: We now know that indeed there was a Hamlet called Chaddock. Reference www.boothstown.com. This page preserved to show the reliability of some official sources.
Regarding this mythical place called Chaddock somewhere
in the county of Lancashire UK: I emailed the Ordance (sic)
Survey people, who here in the UK are the government
agency responsible for cartography etc.
This is their reply:
Dear Mr Chaddock
Thank you for your recent e-mail enquiry.
I have looked in the current gazetteer of Great Britain
which has all of the names on the 1:50,000 scale of
mapping, a 1932 and also a 1956 edition gazetteer.
Chaddock unfortunately does not appear in these. I
suggest you contact the local County Record Office for
the area or alternatively contact the following who may
be able to help you with your enquiry:
British Library
Great Russell Street
LONDON
WC2B 3DG
Tel no 0171 323 7700
If I can be of any further assistance please contact me
again.
Tracey Parker
Customer Information
I'll contact the County Record Office in Lancaster to
see if they can shed any light.
Submitted by Rob Chaddock - 3/8/97
I spoke on the phone today to a nice lady who works in the Lancashire County Records office about the place called Chaddock. After searching their records they were able to tell me that there were no records relating to Chaddock, but "1½ miles West of Rochdale on the Bury road" there was indeed a "hamlet" by the name of Chadwick in the district of Spotland in the town of Rochdale, Lancashire. She also confirmed that there was a Chadwick Hall with members of the family Chadwick living there untill the 1700's. Modern records show that this hall is no longer there, however I will actively pursue this by driving to the area to see if I can find any references myself. It's getting interesting now!! The lady also mentioned that they have records of "Poll Tax" returns for four members of the Chadwick family from the 1300's in the place called Salford, which is also not far from here. Salford and Rochdale are now part of the urban sprawl that is modern Manchester.
Submitted by Rob Chaddock - 3/11/97
