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A History of the County of Lancaster
… towards which the surface in general slopes down from the south-east side, where the land is about 550 ft. above sea … the mills and works on the Hyndburn. To the north-east and south-west of this urban district are the rural portions, in … side of Oakenshaw. There was formerly a race-course to the south of Henfield. A local board was formed in 1863, 1 and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in the middle of the main wing projecting 8 ft. 9 in. The south end of the house appears to have been rebuilt, the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… greater part, including a small detached fragment on the south-east bank of the Wyre, is within Cockerham; the rest, … village. The principal road, that from Bay Horse station south to join the great road from Lancaster to Preston, goes …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the Irwell for some two miles and a half, having a breadth south-westward from the river of three-quarters of a mile. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Bk. This is a composite township, Clifton lying to the south-west and Salwick to the north-east, the respective … but in the Clifton portion. This portion has on the south the marshy land by the Ribble, and on the north some … The railway from Preston to Blackpool runs westward to the south of the canal, and has a station named Salwick. There …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… lower slopes of this mountain and the town flows a brook south-west to join the Ribble. The area of the township is … the workhouse by the way; while the third, Wellgate, goes south-east to Pendleton and Burnley. From the north end of the castle inclosure a road descends to the west and south-west and leaving Low Moor to the north reaches the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 1258; Clyuacher, 1290. The township of Cliviger extends south-eastward from Burnley to the border of Yorkshire, the … Lancashire Calder flows north-west through the centre. The south-eastern half of the township is occupied by lofty … Calder flows north-west and the Yorkshire Calder south-east; then the hills rise again to the west, as Heald …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… to the west near the limits of the Cockersand estate. South of the Cocker lie Little and Great Crimbles, with Laithwaite to the south-east and Wrampool to the south-west near the border of Pilling; the southern portion …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… north, and rising to 1,430 ft. at the Wolf Stones in the south-eastern corner. North of the town the surface descends, … steeply to form the clough down which flows Wanless Water south to join Colne Water. This ridge at one point attains … Standroyd and Heyroyd, Flass and Salter Syke; to the south-east, beyond Colne Water, is Carry Heys. Further to the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and gradually sloping to quite a flat surface in the south. The village is situated about the centre of the … principal roads cross at the village, one going north and south to Rainhill and Ditton, and the other east and west to …