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A History of the County of Lancaster
… xvi cent. Warthebreke, 1279. This township includes Blackpool with its suburb of South Shore; it has an area of … been supersededbeing 3,601 acres. 2 The population of Blackpool was 47,348 in 1901. 3 The surface, though level, … higher land is placed the village of Layton, just outside Blackpool. Little Layton is about a mile to the north of it …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Peel on ground about 40 ft. above sea level. Revoe adjoins Blackpool. The township contains 4,707 acres, 1 of which … various roads through the township connecting Lytham and Blackpool, with cross roads. The branch railway line forming the direct route between Kirkham and Blackpool crosses Marton from east to west, but there is no …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Greenhalgh and north-west through Bradkirk to Weeton and Blackpool. The railway from Preston to Blackpool and Fleetwood crosses the township close to the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… at the time of the charter. The bounds mentioned are: From Blackpool on the east across to the west of Bradeland; Dods. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… off north-west to Fleetwood and Bispham and south-west to Blackpool. Pococke described Poulton in 1754 as 'a little … part going north to Fleetwood and a branch turning west to Blackpool. The old station (1840), still existing, was lower … was made to avoid the very sharp curve at which the Blackpool line turned off. The port at Skippool was formerly …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Sometime M.P. for the borough of Evesham. Thornber, Blackpool, 333. See a former note. Rentals from 1451 to 1537 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… cross roads go south to Warton and north to Westby and Blackpool. The soil is clayey, and wheat, beans and oats are …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… J. W. Fair and Rea, agents to Mr. T. H. Miller. Thornber, Blackpool, 3089. Thomas Gillow, D.D., son of Richard Gillow … 1837, says it was taken down 'some years ago'; Hist. of Blackpool, 301. He describes it as 'the most venerable part … (Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.), i, 98, 139. Thornber ( Blackpool, 306) gives a different account. He states that the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… or 15,190 in all. The principal road is that from Blackpool to Fleetwood, going north through the eastern side … to the south of Trunnah. On the western road between Blackpool and Fleetwood an electric tramway runs. A … forest' has tokens near Rossall and along the coast to Blackpool. A special commission was in 1637 directed to …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… side roads and cross roads. The railway from Preston to Blackpool runs through the extreme south of the township. The …