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A History of the County of Lancaster
… died that year, leaving a son and heir Henry, one year old. 14 Henry Ambrose died in 1555 holding the manor of … and assigning timber for necessary repairs. 25 Most of the old customs remain in force, and courts are regularly held. 26 HAWKSWELL, 27 an old estate in Lowick, was the home of the Fells before they …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Chetham Society's edition of John Byrom's Correspondence (old ser. xliv); and supplementary matter in Lancs. and Ches. … death he had been betrothed to Margaret, the nine-year-old daughter of Sir Thomas Ireland of Bewsey, but the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… left side of it about a mile north of the boundary; the old hall is just to the north. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal … at Lostock, and Lydiate was leased to Thomas Lydiate; old Mrs. Ireland lived in part of it. 68 He died in 1691. His … studded with nails after the fashion of many others in old Lancashire houses, and immediately to the left on …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… was consecrated 8 September, 1880, and stands near the old site. It is in the early English style, with chancel, … the times of persecution mass was said secretly in an old building in the manor-house grounds, but the public … 51. In the inquisition he was said to be over eight years old in 1543. See also Dep. Keeper's Rep. xxxix, App. 557. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Exchange Building stands in Market Street over against the old Market Place. From its west end may be seen St. Ann's … its east end stands in Cross Street, which leads past the old Nonconformist chapel and the Free Library to Albert … is a cemetery, opened in 1837. Near the Irwell is the old St. Mary's Churchyard, called the Parsonage, and there …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Pool Court and Hyde Park, collections of poor and old cottages to the south-east of the exchange, and after … corporation in 1846 is considered to have abolished the old manorial markets, 71 though there have been attempts to … 73 a foreign animals wharf has been established at Old Trafford, and abattoirs in Water Street and other parts …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… town of Nelson has grown up in the west; and in 1894 the old township was dissolved, about 430 acres being added to … the town of NELSON has sprung up at the junction of the old roads between Burnley and Colne, a crossing being formed … 1873, where a school-chapel was opened in 1878, when the old chapel ceased to be used, except as a school. 95 At …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the lordship; thus in 1522 William Clifton paid 2 of old rent and 2 of increment. 29 In addition to the religious … and 31 in St. Anne's, making a total population for the old township of 9,293. For map see Lancs. and Ches. Rec. … by an arrow rent. His son and heir Richard was four years old; Lancs. Inq. and Extents, ii, 1457. The son became a ward …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… end wings being comparatively modern, though some of the old doors with their original furniture are retained. The … above the lean-to roof of the addition, together with the old stone chimney of the hall, but the framing is of a purely … used during the times of persecution. The house is very old, and contains many mementoes of the days of persecution, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… township, but is a modern farm-house of no interest. The old hall was pulled down about 1886, and only the tall gate … iv, no. 65, 76. Roger the son and heir was forty years old in 1508. Roger died in 1530 holding the manor of Little …