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A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of North Meols Introduction, church and charities … shore of one and a half to two miles, by tidal alluvium at Crossens, and on the landward side by glacial deposits. To … at the rim, and a larger one, presented in 1750 by John and Henry Hesketh, wine merchants in Preston. 8 The …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Ormskirk Introduction, church and charities … named in 1586 as one of the places which had entertained John Law, a seminary priest, 6 but the number of 'convicted … however, took the National Covenant in March, 1644, and at the second siege showed himself friendly to the attacking …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Pennington PENNINGTON 1 Pennigetun, Dom. Bk.; … Furness. No manor-house is known; it is said to have been at Beckside. Gamel de Pennington, whose name occurs on the … in 1328 he formally released the ploughing and reaping to John son of William de Pennington, John acknowledging that he …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Penwortham PENWORTHAM Penwortham; Farington; … is a gradual slope westward to the 50-ft. level, and then, at least on the northern boundary, a steep descent to the low … the door is a stone with the date 1653 and the initials of John Fleetwood and Anne (Farington) his wife. This date …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Poulton-le-Fylde POULTON-LE-FYLDE Poulton; … of the Fylde' in 1837, 1 but the formation of Fleetwood at the mouth of the Wyre, and, still more, the growth of … was a dance performed by the village lads at Easter. 10 John Hull, M.D., a botanist of some note, was born at Poulton …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Prescot Introduction, church and charities … a separate chapelry, with Farnworth as centre; from it, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, Great Sankey was … Bolds were for long the leading family resident in it; Sir John Bold was governor of Conway Castle in the first part of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Preston PRESTON Preston; Ribbleton; Grimsargh … of the Ribble are level tracts of low-lying land, but just at the town the surface rises sharply from the river to the … the town. 10 A minor disturbance took place in 1338, when John, Nicholas and William Deuyas, with a number of armed …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Prestwich with Oldham PRESTWICH WITH OLDHAM 1 … Bury and Radcliffe, and therefore Middleton also, were at one period under the care of the priest or colony of … whose son Thomas, Earl of Malton, in 1744 sold it to Dr. John Griffith, rector from 1752 to 1763. In 1755 it was sold …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Prestwich with Oldham Alkrington ALKRINGTON … the borough of Middleton. 4 In 1839 a house in the 'Spaw' at Alkrington was said to be haunted. 5 Some extracts from … it was sold in 1627 by Thomas Legh, Alice his wife, and John Legh, to Robert and John Lever. 12 The purchasers were …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The parish of Prestwich with Oldham Chadderton CHADDERTON … line runs along the eastern boundary, and has a station at Hollinwood. The Rochdale Canal also passes through the … a daughter and heir Margery, who in or before 1367 married John de Radcliffe, 20 illegitimate son of the rector of Bury. …