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A History of the County of Lancaster
… is the grass Juncus squarrosus, called in Lancashire 'Goose corn,' upon the ripe seeds of which grouse feed largely …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… for a swarm of bees, 1 d.; for a flock of geese, one goose or 6 d.; a sow, one pig or 1 s. 6 d.; hemp and hay, d. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 13 who eleven years later sold it to James Walmsley of Goose Lane; and he sold it to Thomas Smith of Sparth. Ellen, … in Castleton in 1626. 40 Among the estates may be named Goose Lane, Hartley, and Crossfield. 41 In 1626 there was … Coucher, iv, 1230. See Fishwick, Rochdale, 321 Walmsley of Goose Lanc; 326Heape of Hartley; and 329Vavasour of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of his estate sequestered for recusancy. 43 Thomas Goose of Stirzacre House registered his estate as a 'Papist' …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… four 'foder' of turves or 6 d., two hens or 3 d., and a goose or 2 d. In Salwick-with-Moorhouse the New Hall with …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… ibid. 3 May 1844 and 10 Aug. 1866. The site was known as Goose Hill Bank. The schools were erected in 1870. Barton, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Canal passes through the centre, having Forton Hall and Goose Green to the west, Clifton Hill and Killcrash to the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in 1715 is extant. 4 The village festival, known as the Goose Feast, was kept in October. 5 The Crosby races used to … specimen in Warrington Museum. Trans. Hist. Soc. vii, 179. Goose Feast Sunday was the nearest Sunday to St. Luke's Day. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the left or west, the church on the right and the village; Goose Green and Mosshouses are hamlets to the east. The West …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… on the eastern side lie Smithy Brook, Worsley Mesnes, Goose Green, Hawkley, 2 and Wheatlees. The lowest ground is … acres. 3 The population in 1901 was 21,664, including Goose Green, Highfield, Little Lane, and other hamlets. The … Billinge, and by that from Warrington to Wigan, through Goose Green. This last road has a branch to Wigan through …