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A History of the County of Lancaster
… of 1,510. Part of the village of Lindal extends into the south-west corner of this township, where is the hamlet of Whinfield. In the south-east corner is the village of Swarthmoor. The principal … from Dalton through Lindal towards Ulverston, across the south-east part of the township; while another road between …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of Penwortham occupies a comparatively level area on the south bank of the Ribble from opposite Preston westward to … an extensive view of the Ribble valley, slightly to the south of the Castle Hill, from which it is separated by a … distance from the road, is approached from the south by a fine avenue of trees, and consists of chancel 30 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… being erected on the old foundations, is therefore at the south-west corner of the present church. A stone with the … two-light windows and drafted quoins at the angles. On the south side are two good classic doorways with Tuscan … bays by eight plain principals plastered between. On the south-east corner is the vault of the Fleetwood family, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 6 CHURCH The church of our Lady stands on the south side of the town, where the ground falls considerably to south and west. It has a chancel with south vestry, north organchamber and vestry, a nave with …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the centre of a table-land between two brooks which flow south-west into the Ribble, 1 this navigable river completing the boundary on the south side. Along each side of the Ribble are level tracts of … east to west, being the continuation of the road from the south across Ribble Bridge, into which at the entrance of the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… gives a name to one of the Parliamentary divisions of south-east Lancashire, returning one member. The Prestwich … 8 d. 9 Church The church of ST. MARY 10 is situated on the south-west side of the town on an eminence overlooking the … chamber and quire vestry on the north, and a chapel on the south side, nave with north and south aisles, each with a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 1324; Alkryngton, 1443. This township is bounded on the south-west by a brook running into the Irk, and by the Irk … bounding brooks. 1 The highest ground, 350 ft., is in the south-east and north east. The area is 797 acres. The … the west of this road. Part of the White Moss occupied the south-east corner. There is a colliery. 3 For local …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 1468. This township measures about 3 miles from north to south, and less than 2 miles across; its area is 3,138 acres. … of Oldham has given an urban character to the east and south-east borderland; and on the west a small town has grown … Manchester to Oldham passes near, and sometimes within the south-eastern boundary. Three roads from Middleton to Oldham …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Electric tramways connect the place with Oldham. To the south-east of Shaw is Birshaw, anciently a separate manor. … of twelve members, chosen by four wardsNorth, East, South and West. The town hall, situated in Shaw High Street, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… townships, mostly on high ground, which slopes away to the south-east to the River Irk, have areas respectively of 875 … being the architect. It is a low classic structure facing south with a circular projection in the centre surmounted by … by colonnades. 28 There is a circular temple to the south-east of the house, and later extensions were made on …