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A History of the County of Lancaster
… at once, to the barons of Halton as part of their fee of Widnes. 2 By these again the whole, as one knight's fee, was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… nineteen parts, had four quarters and a half, viz. (i) Widnes with Appleton; (ii) Bold; (iii) Cuerdley and Cronton; … 25 s. 6 d., Parr 14 s. 4 d., Rainford 23 s. 4 d., and Widnes with Appleton 49 s. 4 d., Ditton 40 s., Bold 59 s. 6 … great manufacturing towns have grown up at St. Helens and Widnes, which have altered the character of the district. The …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… well-known lawyer of Liverpool; he was born at Appleton in Widnes in 1752, and died in 1823; inscription in Walton …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… within the Lyme, afterwards known as the lordship of Widnes, then held by William Fitz Nigel, the earl of … sake fee, and of doing suit to the three weeks' court of Widnes. 13 It is probable that Hugh son of Henry died without …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… held a tenement in Astley of the king as of the manor of Widnes for 12 d. per annum; Harl. MS. 2112, 41. 'Bent' is the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Earl of Derby as of his manor of Woolton, in Ditton near Widnes, and elsewhere. James his son and heir was thirty …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Crow Heath and Lunt Heath on the borders of Cuerdley and Widnes. In the south-west corner was Cranshaw Hall. The flat … township. It is crossed by the roads from St. Helens to Widnes, from which there are branches in the north to … and North-Western Company's branch line from St. Helens to Widnes passes through the township. In addition to the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… for cyclists and picnic parties, both from Liverpool and Widnes, on account of a public recreation ground on Pexhill. … is covered with heather and gorse, and on the top are the Widnes Corporation reservoirs, formed in 1868. There are but … appears to have been one of the original members of the Widnes barony, being associated with Appleton in an …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… flat country between the manufacturing towns of Widnes and Warrington, and presents little of interest so far … in Cuerdley Marsh. The principal road is that from Widnes to Penketh. The Cheshire Lines Committee's Liverpool … northern angle, where it is joined by a branch line from Widnes. The St. Helens Canal passes through the southern part …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… to Christian, daughter of John Hawarden of Appleton in Widnes, 'if the young persons agree when they are of age'; …