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A History of the County of Lancaster
… wool, &c., was in 1341 valued at 20 s. a year. 2 For the county lay Ireby was included with Tatham. The soil and … and Margaret his wife. There is little to relate of its history. It falls out of sight till the 16th century, when …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… a seven weeks' siege. This is the only incident in the history of the parish connecting it with the general story of … townships are shown by the old assessments. In 1624 the county lay required the parish to find 3 3 s. 5 d. when the … Warr. (Rec. Com.), 377. His men were free from suit to the county and wapentake. A vicar is named in 1230. The vicarage …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of tidal water. The population in 1901 was 13,103. 1 The history of the parish has little to distinguish it from that … 97 1,161 111 Coniston 233 2,181 292 1,786 12,861 957 The county lay of 1624, founded on the ancient fifteenth, … is the gift of William Sawrey of Plumpton Hall, in the county of Lancaster, esq.,' and with the maker's mark G.H.; a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Though various ancient remains have been observed, 6 the history of the parish has been without any very noteworthy … of Bardsea had taken the tar barrel away. According to the county lay of 1624 Urswick had to contribute 3 6 s. towards …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… occupying the south-western corner of the hundred and county, has a total area of 29,615 acres, 1 and a population … told subsequently, there is little to say of its general history. The castle of West Derby endured less than two … (rur.) 2,321 1,881 Kirkdale 3 10,881 3,464 382 For the county lay of 1624 the assessment, considered at that time a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… been famous for potatoes and other vegetables. 2 For the county lay, fixed in 1624, each of the four townships paid … 1 2 s. 4 d., and Glazebrook 8 s., making 6 3 s. 8 d. 4 The history of the parish is largely that of the town of … flickering in the wind.' The first stage-coach 50 in the county issued from this town, according to the same …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… grant the formation of Warton as a parish may be due. Its history has been that of a retired country district, broken … Redmayne and Silverdale and Priest Hutton. 10 For the county lay of 1624, based on the old fifteenth, Warton with … x, 39. Presented to Esher in 1908. The editors of this history are indebted to Mr. Floyer for much information about …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… all belonging to the honor of Clitheroe. Of the ancient history there is little to be said beyond what is connected … places. The first occurrence of the district in written history is in 798, when during Lent on 2 April a great battle … considerable support. The Earl of Derby, in command of the county force, was at Whalley in November 1536 and wrote that …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of a lordship did not survive the Conquest, and the later history of the parish has been singularly uneventful. The … as Duke of Lancaster by knight's service and doing suit to county and wapentake. 55 Ralph Hudleston, the son and heir of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… itself. From that time practically nothing is known of the history of the district until after the Norman Conquest. A … plantations. The population in 1901 numbered 157,915. The county lay of 1624 was arranged so that the parish counted as … and held various preferments. He was chaplain to Queen Victoria, rural dean of Wigan, hon. canon of Chester and then …