Acton Grange Aston Aston Grange Clifton (Rocksavage) Daresbury Halton Keckwick Moore Norton Sutton Weston
| AUTHOR | TITLE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Abram | The Brookes at Norton Priory : The Civil War and after 1642 - 1660 | Published 1994. Obtainable from Norton Priory Museum |
| Beamont | The History of the Castle of Halton and the Priory or Abbey of Norton | Published 1873. Out of print. |
| Beamont | An Account of the Rolls of the Honour of Halton | Published 1879. Out of print. |
| Berthoud and Jowell | Creating a Community - a Study of Runcorn New Town | Published 1973. Out of print. |
| Cheshire County Council | Runcorn River Crossings | Published 1976. Out of print. |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 24 Runcorn | Published 1991. Obtainable Halton Lea Library; County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 43 Halton | Published 1994. Obtainable Halton Lea Library; County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 49 Moore | Published 1996. Obtainable Halton Lea Library; County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 50 Weston | Published 1996. Obtainable Halton Lea Library; County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 52 Daresbury | Published 1996. Obtainable Halton Lea Library; County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 65 Preston on the Hill | Published 1997. Obtainable County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 79 Norton | Published 1998. Obtainable County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 84 Clifton | Published 1998. Obtainable County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 112 Acton Grange | Published 2000. Obtainable County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Township Pack No. 114 Keckwick | Published 2000. Obtainable County Record Office |
| Cheshire County Council | Archaeological Excavation at the site of Daresbury Parsonage | Published 1994. Obtainable from County Council Archaeology Unit, Chester |
| Cowan | Runcorn Ferry and Hale Ford | Published 1991. Obtainable Halton Lea Library and Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Cowan | Early Bridging Proposals | Published 1991. Obtainable Halton Lea Library and Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Cowan | Runcorn Railway Bridge | Published 1991. Obtainable Halton Lea Library and Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Cowan | Runcorn Town Hall | Published 1990. Obtainable Halton Lea Library and Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Dams and Darwell | Lewis Carroll and his birthplace - Daresbury | Published 1973. Out of print. |
| Fowler | The Visitors Guide to Runcorn[The Strangers Companion] | Published 1834. Out of print. |
| Gilbert | Victoria Road 1886 - 1985 | Published 1985. Out of print. |
| Gough | Runcorn through Time | Published 2009. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop, High Street. |
| Greene | Norton Priory | Published 1989 (reprinted 2004) . Obtainable from Norton Priory Museum. |
| Greswell | An Account of Runcorn and its environs | Published 1803.Out of print. |
| Griffiths | Weston Historical Notes and walk. | Published 1977. Reprinted in A4 format by Runcorn & District Historical Society 2001 (01928 572504) |
| Halton Borough Council | The Bridging of Runcorn Gap | Published 1978. Out of print. |
| Halton Borough Council | Runcorn History Trail | Published 1979. Out of print. |
| Halton Borough Council | Runcorn Shopping in 1888 | Published 1988. Obtainable from Information Centre,Church Street. |
| Halton Borough Council | Brief History of Runcorn | Published 1975. Obtainable from Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Halton Borough Council | Halton Legacy | Published 1991. Obtainable from Planning Department, Grosvenor House, Halton Lea. |
| Halton Historical Publications | 1841 Census Returns South Halton (exc. Runcorn) | Published 1988. Out of print. |
| Halton Historical Publications | 1851 Census Returns South Halton (exc. Runcorn) | Published 1988. Out of print. |
| Halton Historical Publications | Tithe Awards Runcorn and adjoining Townships | Published 1988. Obtainable from Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Halton Historical Publications | Pre-industrial South Halton | Published 1988. Obtainable from Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Hazlehursts | History of the House of Hazlehurst 1816 - 1916 | Published 1917. Out of print. |
| Heath School | Runcorn 1851 (Census analysis) | Published 1983. Out of print. |
| Holloway | Weston Point Remembered | Published 1989. Obtainable Halton Lea Library and Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Howard | The Way We Were - Runcorn Remembered | Published 1993. Obtainable from Curiosity Bookshop,High Street. |
| Howard | Runcorn in old Picture Postcards | Published 1995. Obtainable from Curiosity Bookshop, High Street. |
| Lawless | Chimney Stacks and Penny Blacks | Published 1987. Reprinted by Runcorn & District Historical Society 2001 (01928 572504) |
| Littler | A Victorian Childhood | Published 1997. Obtainable from Curiosity Bookshop, High Street. |
| McNeil | Halton Castle - a Visual Treasure | Published 1987. Obtainable from Norton Priory Museum and Curiosity Book Shop. |
| Marrow | The Brookes at Norton Priory : The Tudor Manor House and Georgian Mansion | Published 1992. Obtainable from Norton Priory Museum. |
| Mealor | An unorthodox history of Daresbury Hall | Published 1990?. May be obtainable from Moore & Daresbury Heritage Group. |
| Mealor | An unorthodox history of "The Oaklands" | Published 1990?. May be obtainable from Moore & Daresbury Heritage Group. |
| Millington | Runcorn and Widnes Co-operative Society Ltd. Jubilee History of the Society 1862 - 1912 | Published 1912. Out of print. |
| Mitchell | A Halton Lass | Published 1994. Obtainable from Halton Lea Library and Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Moore | Directory of Runcorn | Published 1899. Out of print. |
| Morton | From Southgate to Hallwood Park - 25 years in the Life of a Runcorn Community | Published 1994. Out of print. |
| Nickson | History of Runcorn | Published 1887. Now reprinted and sold at Curiosity Bookshop, High Street, Runcorn |
| Norton Priory Trust | Halton Castle - an Historical nvestigation | Published 1995 . Obtainable from Norton Priory Museum |
| Nowell | The Time of your Life - 100 years Recalled | Published 1998. Obtainable Halton Lea Library and Information Centre, Church Street. |
| O'Brien | All Saints, Daresbury - Monumental Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard | Published 1988. Obtainable from All Saints, Daresbury. |
| Povey | A Degree in Life (autobiography) | Published 2001. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop |
| Price | Water Under the Bridges (autobiography) | Published 1994. Obtainable from Curiosity Bookshop, High Street. |
| Reynolds | Norton Priory Mansion and Memories of Halton | Published 1983. Out of print. |
| Rochard | Runcorn, Frodsham and Helsby Illustrated | Published 1896. Out of print. |
| Runcorn Development Corporation | New Town Master Plan | Published 1966. Out of print. |
| Runcorn Development Corporation | New Town Master Plan Amendment No. 1 | Published 1973. Out of print. |
| Runcorn Development Corporation | New Town Master Plan Amendment No. 2 | Published 1975. Out of print. |
| Runcorn & Widnes Co-operative Society | History of the Runcorn & Widnes Co-operative Society | (Gibbs & Cooper) 1862 - 1962 Published 1962. Out of print. |
| Runcorn Historical Publications | No. 1 Wills and Inventories in Diocesan Registry 1487-1836 and Marriage Licences and Bonds Preserved at Chester 1609-1719 | Published 2002. Obtainable from Runcorn and District Historical Society (01928 572504) |
| Runcorn Historical Publications | No. 2 "In Memoriam" - a Miscellany of Remembrance | Published 2002. Obtainable from Runcorn and District Historical Society (01928 572504) |
| Runcorn Historical Publications | No. 3 Abstract of the Vestry Minutes 1751 - 1851 | Published 2002. Obtainable from Runcorn & District Historical Society (01928 572504) |
| Runcorn Historical Publications | No. 4 Chesshyre's Library at Halton | Published 2002. Obtainable from Runcorn & District Historical Society (01928 572504) |
| Runcorn Historical Publications | No. 6 William Handley, Local Historian - An Anthology of his writings around 1900 | Published 2002. Obtainable from Runcorn and District Historical Society (01928 572504) |
| Runcorn Historical Publications | No. 7 Weston Township - Some Snippets of Information of the History of the Township through the Ages | Published 2002. Obtainable from Runcorn & District Historical Society (01928 572504) |
| Smith | Almanack and Historical Account of Runcorn | Published 1885. Out of print. |
| Smith | Runcorn Directory | Published 1888. Out of print. |
| Starkey | Runcorn in Times Past | Published 1980. Out of print. |
| Starkey | Schooner Port - Two Centuries of Upper Mersey sail. | New. Ed. Published 1998. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop, High Street. |
| Starkey | Old Runcorn | Published 1990. Obtainable from Halton Lea Library ; Curiosity Book Shop, High Street ; Information Centre, Church Street. |
| Starkey | The Old Photographs series - Runcorn | Published 1994. Obtainable from Halton Lea Library and Curiosity Book Shop, High Street. |
| Starkey | Images of England - Runcorn - The Second Selection | Published 1999. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop, High Street. |
| Starkey | Runcorn - A Town not so new | Published 2008. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop, High Street. |
| Thompson | The Quarrying History of Runcorn Hill | Published 1987. Out of print. |
| Thompson | Over the Hill | Published 1999. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop. |
| Thompson | Bridging the Years The Story of the Transporter Bridge | Published 2000. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop. |
| Thompson | Bridging Us Together The Story of the Runcorn Widnes Bridge | Published 2001. Obtainable from the Curiosity Book Shop. |
| Thompson | The Parish. The History of Runcorn All Saints C.E. Primary School | Published 2002. Obtainable from the Curiosity Book Shop. Halton lea Library |
| Thompson | I Laughed Like Blazes | Published 2002. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop. Halton Lea Library |
| Thompson | Before Endeavour Fades | Published 2003. Obtainable from Curiosity Book Shop. |
| Thompson | The Changing Face of Runcorn | Published 2004. Obtainable from the Curiosity Book Shop. |
| Walker | Handbook and Directory of Runcorn | Published 1846. Out of print. |
| Warrington and Runcorn Development Corporation | Runcorn Past and Present | Published 1988. Out of print. |
| Whimperley | Halton Castle - An Introduction and Visitors Handbook | Published 1979. Out of print. |
| Whimperley | The Barons of Halton | Published 1986. Out of print. |
| Whimperley | Lewis Carroll and Cheshire | Published 1991. Out of print. |
The Curiosity Bookshop is in High Street, Runcorn. Tel: (01928) 575956
A comprehensive Bibliography of books and journals containing references to Runcorn, including the Townships of :-
Acton Grange Aston Aston Grange Clifton (Rocksavage) Daresbury Halton Keckwick Moore Norton Sutton Weston
and the important families of Astons, Brookes, Daniels, Savages, and the Barons of Halton, is in the course of preparation.
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