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A History of the County of Lancaster
… the hamlet by the bridge over the Wyre, carrying the high road from Preston to the north into the adjacent town of … Bowgrave and Calder Vale, was 1,117 in 1901. The principal road is that already mentioned from Preston northwards; from … a station named Garstang and Catterall nearly two miles by road from the town of Garstang. From the station a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and in 1901 the population numbered 5,448. The principal road is that from Nelson north by New Bridge through … serving as the tap-room. The building stands back from the road, and its surroundings now detract much from its original …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in the township of Barton in 1894. 2 The principal road is that from Preston to Lancaster, running along the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 4,335 in Irlam, and 1,231 in Davyhulme. The principal road is the highway from Manchester to Warrington, passing through Eccles, Irlam, and Cadishead. A road from Pendleton joins at Eccles, and others branch off in … township, known as Barton and Irlam Locks. At Barton the road is carried over it by a swing bridge. At Irlam there is …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and unbending lines of factories and cottages. The main road from Manchester to Leigh and the Bridgewater Canal … the township from east to west. There is also a branch road leading southward to Warrington. The London and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of the Medlock. It has an area of 96 acres. The principal road is that called Ashton New Road, leading from Ancoats eastward. The Lancashire and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… is Barrow Nook. The area is 6,444 acres. 1 The principal road is that from St. Helens to Ormskirk, which in one part divides to unite again; at right angles is the road from Melling to Skelmersdale. The Liverpool and Bury … in Bickerstaffe by Wildmere ford, on both sides of the road and between Witlache and Orfelles as far as the cross, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… street and stone houses, spreads from it along the road from Wigan to St. Helens, which is the principal … About the middle of the township it is crossed by another road which runs eastward from the chapel to Ashton in … Longshaw lies here, with the village adjacent, on the road from Billinge chapel to Upholland. The main roads are …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and Calder, attains an elevation of 606 ft. The Roman road from Ribchester to Ilkley, and probably to Over Burrow … had been promised. 114 In this little-used chapel Bartholomew Walmsley of Dunkenhalgh about 1680 held his manor … ancestors, lie buried in its churchyard. A.D. 1879.' Bartholomew Walmesley in 1688 asserted that the chapel was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 852 acres, 1 and in 1901 the population was 181. The main road from Preston to the North goes along the western boundary. From it a road through Bilsborrow goes east into Goosnargh, with a …