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A History of the County of Lancaster
… Richard son of Emma de Woolston by the yearly service of 8 s. 6 Woolston of Woolston. Argent, a wolf passant sable. … his wife, and in six messuages, 36 acres of land, and 30 s. of rent in this vill against Alice, relict of Henry le … taken for the king to the effect that one of the king's progenitors had given a plat of land, called Wyldegreve, a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Worsley to Walkden. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's railway from Manchester to Hindley runs west through the … Wardley, and Walkden. The London and North Western Company's line from Manchester and Eccles to Wigan, begun in 1861, … 2 A century ago the collieries and the Duke of Bridgewater's canal were the notable features of the township, but the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… assessed as two ploughlands, was in 1242 returned as 8 1 s. 11 d., to which rents of a sore sparrowhawk and a pair of … be added. 5 In 1258 the free tenants in Worsthorne paid 20 s. for the dye house, and 21 d. rent is also recorded. 6 In … formerly his wife, were to pay 1 d. a year at St. Giles's feast. 8 In 1311 Oliver de Stansfield was recorded as …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of free tenants. In 1241 John de Lacy had rents of 33 s. 3 d., a pair of gloves, and two harriers' collars from … rest (6 oxgangs) was held by seven other men, who paid 35 s. 6 d. in all. 5 Sir Robert's moiety probably reverted to the lord at his death, for in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Wigan to Chorley. The London and North Western Company's line from Wigan to Preston passes through the western … to the hearth tax. The largest house, Mr. Worthington's, had four hearths. 2 Manor In 1212 it was found that … of the lord of Manchester by the service of half a knight's fee, Thomas de Worthington being the immediate tenant. 3 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Wigan to Parbold. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's Railway from Wigan to Southport crosses the southeastern … his daughter Emma, to be held by the service of one knight's fee. 7 From Orm descended the family of Kirkby of Kirkby … as 1242 Robert de Lathom was stated to hold one knight's fee in Wrightington and Parbold of Thomas Grelley. 16 This …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Little Wardle, of the king as Duke of Lancaster, by knight's service and the rent of 4 d.; and fifteen messuages, 60 … acres of land, &c, in Hundersfield of the king by knight's service; also lands, &c., in Spotland and Butterworth, by knight's service and a rent of 5 s. 6 d. He left a son and heir …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 4 being held by the service of the eighth part of a knight's fee, 5 and on division the Yealand Conyers part was … demesne there to the brethren of Cockersand 8; and Roger's son Adam de Yealand, 9 sheriff of the county from 1228 to … of the king as of his duchy by the tenth part of a knight's fee. 20 Geoffrey, the son and heir, aged fifteen, died in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Silverdale. The London and North-Western Railway Company's main line passes through near the eastern boundary. The … born in 1628. He served as an officer in the Parliament's army in the Civil War, but then became a friend of George … as of his manor of Warton by the sixth part of a knight's fee. Joan his daughter and heir, then thirtytwo years of …
Old and New London
… duty." Old Song. Formation of Trafalgar SquareThe "King's Mews"Mr. Cross's MenagerieA State Coach-houseThe Royal Humane SocietyThe … corner is a bronze statue of Sir Charles Napier, by G. G. Adams, erected in 1857. Upon the demolition of Northumberland …