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A History of the County of Lancaster
… from north-west to south-east, on its way towards the Mersey. The geological formation consists mainly of the coal …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of the immediate country, right away over the River Mersey to the hills and plains of Cheshire, to which, farther …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… one of the hundred. It lies along the course of the Mersey. The Glazebrook, a fair-sized stream, forms the … its course marked by luxuriant poplar trees, to join the Mersey. The geological formation is triassic. A fault which … between the old and new halls, having the base along the Mersey, consists of the basement beds to the north and the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… been retained by the lord of the land 'between Ribble and Mersey' as part of his demesne, and has therefore descended …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… III, in 1229, had granted the land between Ribble and Mersey, including the wapentakes of West Derby, Salford, and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… river frontage opposite the widest portion of the River Mersey. There are scattered plantations amongst open fields, … Speke Hall occupies 765 acres. Oglet 2 is a hamlet by the Mersey. In 1901 the population numbered 381. The road from … 80 Speke Hall stands a little back from the shore of the Mersey, protected by belts of trees on the west and north, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… between the Irwell and Cornbrook on the north and the Mersey on the south, occupies the south-west corner of the … surface is comparatively level, though it slopes to the Mersey. Stretford proper lies in the south, taking its name from an ancient ford over the Mersey, also called Crosford. The north-eastern portion is …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in one place being described as bailiff between Ribble and Mersey. 7 In 12478 he had acquittance of all suits to county …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… has from north to south a frontage of 3 miles to the River Mersey, and stretches inland for 2 miles. The ground in the … Wavertree and West Derby, and then flowed south to the Mersey; it was joined by another brook, rising in Wavertree … last are graving docks, and then the petroleum stores. The Mersey forge stood near the Toxteth dock. The flour mills are …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the fee of the Earl of Ferrers (as lord between Ribble and Mersey), and he of the king in chief. 12 Warine had a son …