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A History of the County of Lancaster
… and Rochdale road leading past the church. Just at the south-west corner of the church this road is joined by that … to cross the Irwell at Bury Bridge; the district to the south of it is called Tentersfield. Going east from the … the Roch at Heap Bridge and leading to Heywood; to the south of it lies Pimhole. Another branch runs almost due …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… which contains the chapelry of Milnrow, occupies the south-east part of the parish, and has an area of 7,765 … acres. The surface is comparatively level in the west and south, but on the eastern border rises steeply, a height of … Rochdale manor court. 1a The principal road is that going south-east and east from Rochdale through Milnrow to …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… is bounded on the north in part by Cant Beck, on the south by the Greeta. At the west it extends to the level … a height of 300 ft. over sea level being attained in the south-east corner. The village lies near the centre, with … of Cantsfield village and about a quarter of a mile to the south of Tunstall, and stands on a low natural mound …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Great Carleton in the centre Little Carleton to the south and Norcross in the north; as in the case of Poulton … Wyre railway crosses the southern part of Carleton, going south-west; there is a station named Bispham. There was … was about 1230. Henry de Whittington gave 3 acres on the south aide of Little Carleton, while Henry son of Henry de …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of Carnforth, having an area of 1,459 acres, 1 lies on the south bank of the River Keer, from which it derives its name, … on the westerly slope of the ridge, from Market Street south to the border of Bolton-le-Sands. There is also the hamlet of Crag Bank, about half a mile south-west of the railway station. This station, finished …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the Winster, and consists of a transeptal chancel, nave, south porch and west tower with a vestry on its north side. … off in many places, notably along the eastern end of the south wall and on the south side of the tower. The roof was reslated in 1840, and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… takes its name from a castle formerly situated on the south bank of the Roch, a little distance west of the church, 1 has an area of 3,812 acres, lying on the south side of the river just named. The town of Rochdale now … southwest and west through Marland to Bury, with a branch south through Castleton village, formerly called Blue Pits, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Kirk Beck, runs down to the Lune. The hill-side district south of Artle Beck is called Littledale. Apart from the … branches north to Halton by a bridge over the Lune, and south to Quernmore. Nearly parallel to it, but on higher … with north organ chamber, clearstoried nave with north and south aisles, south porch and west tower. There is also a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… on the east and north by the Yarrow; Clancutt Brook on the south divides it from Coppull. The surface reaches heights of … to the Yarrow. There are several hamlets: Charnock in the south, Charnock Green and Bolton Green to the north, and Dob …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in Yorkshire; to the east goes one to Downham; to the south and south-west go three to Pendleton and Clitheroe. The …