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A History of the County of Lancaster
… represented, and elsewhere the pebble beds. The principal road is that from Prescot to Warrington, going eastward … and Bold Heath Cross were on the Prescot and Warrington road; the latter was taken down about 1870, and the little … latter to Cross Lane in the north, following the Prescot Road as far as the high cross at the boundary of Bold and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Cote having been added to Slyne in 1887. 2 The principal road is that from Lancaster to Carlisle, going north through … the railway. The pleasant-looking village skirts the main road for a considerable distance, having a tree-clad hill to … son of Gilbert de Bolton gave land by the Overgate, the road leading to Kellet. Thomas de Coupmanwra acquired a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… line from the docks to Edgehill, with stations at Balliol Road and Alexandra Dock; and by the Midland Company's line to … in the centre of the combined township, where Litherland Road now meets Merton Road. On the south side was a large open space; somewhat to …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… corner. There was in 1901 a population of 174. A road from Warton to Over Kellet goes east through the … and it is crossed at the western boundary by another road, leading from Carnforth to Burton. There is a station … outbuildings, which on the other side face the old high road from Carnforth to Borwick. Adjoining the gate-house on …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… market towns of Clitheroe and Preston difficult.' 3 The road from Chipping now goes eastward to Leagram Mill, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… lies between the Medlock on the north and Ashton Old Road on the south, and is crossed about the centre by Ashton New Road. It is now almost covered with streets of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Bolton Extension Act of 1898. Watling Street, an old Roman road, runs along the north-east boundary. It is joined by the road from Bolton, which passes through the village and then … on the left bank of the Bradshaw Brook, hidden from the road by tall trees. The house is a fragment of a fine …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of Tonge. Numerous roads cross the area, but the chief road is that from Bolton eastward to Bury; and next is the more northerly road called Red Lane, between the same places, having … Breightmet Fold Lane, a short distance north of the main road from Bolton to Bury, with its principal front facing …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 2 and in 1901 there was a population of 809 persons. A road from Rufford crosses the old and new Douglas near Bank … Preston. At Carr House on the north it is joined by the road from Croston, which passes in several branches through … of Henry Banastre of Bank by 1 d. rent; ibid. xii, no. 32. Bartholomew the son of Gabriel appears to have sold most of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Briercliffe, and stone quarries are worked. The principal road is that from Burnley eastward through Briercliffe, … ft.) on the boundary, into Yorkshire. At Haggate the road is crossed by another from Nelson, continuing south-east … with moulded coping and balled gate-piers fronting the road. The great hall, which is about 24 ft. by 21 ft., …