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A History of the County of Lancaster
… is situated between two extremes, the green woods of Knowsley Park on the west, and the smoke-laden environs of St. Helens on the east. The country is of an undulating … was deferred be- cause Ralph was then serving the king in Aquitaine in the retinue of the Black Prince, and had the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Townships Garston GARSTON Gerstan, usual to the end of xv cent.; Gerston, 1201; Garston, common from 1500; … bounded on the south-west by the River Mersey, has an area of 1,625 acres. 1 The division between Garston and Toxteth is … the grant, and about the same time Reginald de Warenne, as seneschal of the lord of the honour of Lancaster (115364), …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… from Billington Moor by Dean Brook, and has elevations of 772 ft. above the ordnance datum on Harwood Ridge and 650 … towards Pendle Hill may be seen over the deep gorge of the River Calder, which forms the northern boundary. … the land slopes gently to the Hyndburn, a tributary of the Calder, on the eastern and south-eastern boundary, and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Townships Hornby HORNBY Hornebi, Dom. Bk. The main portion of Hornby lies in the tongue of land formed by the junction of the Wenning with the Lune; … 52 The son and heir Sir Thomas Harrington had been seneschal of the Hornby Court in 1427, 53 and occurs later in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Nowsley, sometimes Nosely. This township has an area of 5,058 acres. 1 A projecting corner, Radshaw Nook, in the … itself is divided into rich arable fields, yielding crops of potatoes, turnips, and cereals. The soil is variable, … the good service of the said John done and to be done in Aquitaine, whither he was about to depart in Sir Thomas's …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Leylond, 1256; Leylaund, 1259. This township consists of two portions. The main part, that to the east of the River Lostock, here flowing south to join the Yarrow, … Andertons occur, probably holders of Worden:Robert, seneschal of Leyland, 131525; Adam, 133157; William son of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the population numbered 1,091. The greater part consists of level country under mixed cultivation, having an open and … aspect. A smaller portion on the west lies on the slope of a ridge, which rises to 285 ft. above sea-level. The … wife, and others. As a consequence, he ordered his seneschal and bailiffs to make no claim on the men of the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… river is touched by the extreme north-west boundary. Some of the land on the west is below the 25-ft. level, but the surface rises eastward, till at the boundary of Farington 90 ft. above sea level is attained. The area is … theirs. Land of Robert de Shireburne, who was at that time seneschal of Clitheroe, is mentioned in a deed of 1315; Harl. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… a half in length by three-quarters across, and has an area of 795 acres. 1 It consists of park-like country on the southern slopes of a ridge which … 356. In 1421 Sir Henry le Norreys, of Speke, was appointed seneschal of the manors of Much and Little Woolton, by grant …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… up on a bluff. The castle stood near the church, the name of Castle Hill alone remaining. 1 The low ground by the … land in Penwortham to Gerald de Clayton, who was to act as seneschal. 38 This descended with Clayton for some time, 39 … 209, &c. Penwortham Priory, 3540. John de Radcliffe, as seneschal of the liberty of Penwortham for Queen Isabella, …