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A History of the County of Lancaster
… Walton. A claim for the manor seems to have been made by Legh and Radcliffe in 1365; De Banco R. 421, m. 225. In 1355 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… or capital messuage called Warton hall' of Sir Peter Legh and Dorothy his wife (heiress of Worsley), by fealty and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… granted by Adam de Lawton. A lease granted by Sir Peter Legh in 1615 required the tenant (or his deputy) 'to serve in … (ed. Helsby), i, 600. Among the deeds at West Hall, High Legh, Cheshire, is one dated 1486, referring to the … Byrom of Lowton and Constance his daughter, and Thomas Legh of High Legh. In 14878 Henry Byrom and Constance his …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… afterwards Master of the Rolls; (2) Isabel wife of Thomas Legh of High Legh; (3) Alice, unmarried; (4) Anne wife of Richard … Lancs. and Ches.), i, 206, 207. John son of Richard de Legh, of West Hall in High Legh, as heir of John son of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in Pendle,' now marked by Chamber Hill. 61 Families named Legh had Linedred and Claverhole, and were in the former … contributed to subsidies for their lands:In 1524 Nicholas Legh, John Kippax, John Hargreaves, John Wilson, Henry Walton and Lawrence Legh. 69 In 1543 John Higgin, Richard Kippax, Lawrence Legh, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… all his lands there, with the licence of Gilbert de la Legh, the superior lord. 49 At the suppression of the abbey … of land, &c., in Great Pendleton held of Gilbert de la Legh as of his manor of Towneley by knight's service and 6 d. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Hall, and Moston Hall, with 620 acres of land. T. W. Legh Hilton, the son and successor of S. C. Hilton, was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… several centuries. The subsequent story is obscure. The Legh moiety appears to be that now held by Lord Lilford, 12 … subdivided; the principal names were those of Peter Legh and Thomas Stananought. 32 Among the leaseholders in … William de Ferrers. In 14456 Sir Ralph Radcliffe and Peter Legh held in Hoole two ploughlands, the relief being 20 s.; …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… went on adding to it, so that in 1660, when Richard Legh purchased the barony, he already owned a large part of … To the land tax in 1787 the chief contributors were Peter Legh, Brotherton, William Bankes, and Blackburne. Some of the … Philip Naylor, B.A. 60 (Trinity Coll. Camb.) Ashburnham Legh, M.A. 61 (Brasenose Coll. and All Souls, Oxf.) 1775 John …