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A History of the County of Lancaster
… is in the extreme south-west and Ashton in the north. The Wyre forms the southern boundary. The area measures 4,593 … Cartford Bridge in the south-east gives a passage over the Wyre, and from it a road goes north to Pilling. The township … a quarter of a mile to the north of the right bank of the Wyre, facing south, and is a twostory building of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of Lancaster, this district occupies the upper part of the Wyre valley, the river being formed by the union of two main sources, called the Tarnbrook Wyre and Marshaw Wyre, and then flowing west. The northern boundary is marked …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… join together at its northern end and then flow into the Wyre, which is about half a mile to the north. The parish … as that part of the united streams flowing to the Wyre is called. The portion of this road to the south-west of … brick, subsisting by trade and tillage.' 3 The Preston and Wyre railway goes through the centre of the township, with a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… modern spelling. The township is bounded by the River Wyre on the west, the Lune estuary on the north and a small … angle is the hamlet of Knott End, with a ferry across the Wyre to Fleetwood; to the south, on a stretch of higher land, … of Preesall, and from it a railway runs down to the Wyre. The railway from Knott End to Pilling and Garstang was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and Southport. 13 The two companies together hold the Wyre Railway 14 and the Preston and Longridge line, which …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… were received from perquisites of court, fishery of the Wyre from Damas Gill to the head of the river, and turves. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Singleton occupies the northern part, bordering the River Wyre with its picturesque scenery; it is divided near the … the western boundary of the township, and empties into the Wyre, near Skippool, Poulton. 2 A road from Kirkham and … From this road a branch goes north past Mains to cross the Wyre by Shard Bridge. From Little Singleton another road …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of Clapham, Yorkshire. Also vicar of St. Michael's on Wyre. Afterwards fellow of Manchester. Gastrell, Notitia, ii, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… township forms a peninsula between the Irish Sea and the Wyre estuary. At the northern end is the modern town of … portion on slightly elevated ground overlooking the Wyre. On the north-west slope of the same ground is Stanah. … or Ritherholme. Burnt Naze or Bourne Naze lies on the Wyre on the border of Fleetwood. The surface is low-lying and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… with this curate. Afterwards vicar of St. Michael's on Wyre. Master of Blackburn Grammar School 17316; son of the …