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Lancashire M-Z

M

Maghull

Magele: Roger de Poitou.

Town adjoining Lydiate; moated site.

Manchester

Mamecestre: St. Mary's Church and St. Michael's Church.

City with a textile tradition dating back to 14th century Flemish weavers. Transformed by the Industrial Revolution, it became an inland port on the 1894 Manchester Ship Canal. It is also the home of the Halle Orchestra and Old Trafford cricket ground and football stadium.

Martin

Merretun: Roger de Poitou.

Martin Hall; Martin Mere, with a Wildfowl Centre.

Marton

Meretun: King's land.

Now Great Marton, part of Blackpool, which was named after the peat-coloured water of Marton Mere; and the adjoining locality of Little Marton.

Melling

Mellinge: King's land.

Overlooking the Lune Valley; castle earthworks.

Melling (near Liverpool)

Melinge: Roger de Poitou.

Melling House. Nearby is the hamlet of Melling Mount.

Middleton

Middeltun: King's land.

Middleton Sands.

Much Woolton

Uuetone: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Liverpool.

Mythop

Midehope: King's land.

N

Nether Burrow

Borch.

Newsham

Neuhuse: King's land.

Newsham Hall; Newsham Lodge.

Newsham (in Skerton)

Neuhuse: King's land.

Newton

Neutun: King's land.

Newton (in Cartmel)

Neutun: King's land.

Now 2 villages, High and Low Newton; on the edge of Newton Fell.

Newton (near Preston)

Neutune: King's land.

Hall.

Newton (in Whittington)

Neutune: King's land.

Newton-le-Willows

Neweton: Roger de Poitou; St. Oswald's of Winwick.

Town on Sankey Brook; Sankey Village Park.

Northenden

Norwardine: Ranulf and Bigot from Earl Hugh. Church.

Part of Altrincham-Sale conurbation.

North Meols

Otegrimele / Otringemele: Roger de Poitou.

Meols Hall in Southport.

O

Orgrave

Ouregrave: King's land.

Orgrave Villa.

Over Burrow

Borch: King's land.

Site of a Roman Fort.

Overton

Ouretun: King's land.

Church with Anglo-Saxon cornerstones, a Norman doorway and Norman walls.

Oxcliffe

Oxeneclif: King's land.

Oxcliffe Hill.

P

Pendleton

Peniltune: Roger de Bully; Albert Grelley.

On the edge of Pendle Moor. Pendle Hill was famous or its witches in the 17th century.

Pennington

Pennigetun: King's land.

The church, founded by Gamel de Pennington in the 12th century, has a tympanum with a Scandinavian inscription.

Penwortham

Peneverdant: Roger de Poitou. Castle, fishery, woodland and hawks' eyries.

Now 2 villages adjoining Preston: Higher Penwortham, with the site of a Norman castle, and Lower Penwortham.

Poulton le Fyldes

Poltun: King's land.

Town; attractive market-place with a tithe barn.

Poulton le Sands

Poltune: King's land.

Once a tiny fishing village, now absorbed by Morecambe.

Preesall

Pressouede: King's land.

Brine wells nearby on the Wyre estuary.

Preese

Pres: King's land.

Preese Hall.

Preston

Prestune: Roger de Poitou.

County administrative centre at the head of the Ribble estuary.

Priest Hutton

Hotune: King's land.

R

Radcliffe

Radecliue: Roger de Poitou.

Town on the River Irwell; only the tower is left of the 15th century house belonging to the Radcliffes.

Raven Meols

Mele: Roger de Poitou.

Raven Meols Hills.

Rawcliffe

Rodeclif: King's land.

Road and parish name.

Ribby

Rigbi: King's land.

Adjoining Wrea Green.

Roby

Rabil: Roger de Poitou.

Huyton-with-Roby, part of Liverpool.

Rochdale

Recedham: Roger de Poitou.

Important cotton manufacturing town where the Co-operative Movement began in 1844.

Roose

Rosse: King's land.

Part of Barrow-in-Furness.

Rossall

Rushdale:

Lost.

S

St. Michael's on Wyre

Michelescherche: King's land.

Hall; museum of local history.

Salford

Salford: Roger de Poitou.

Industrial town in the Manchester conurbation. Peel Park was the first free municipal library; the art gallery has paintings by L.S. Lowry (1887-1976).

Salwick

Saleuuic:

Lost.

Scotforth

Scozforde: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Lancaster.

Sefton

Sextone: Roger de Poitou.

Mill; Old Hall Farm.

Singleton

Singletun: King's land.

Also Little Singleton with Singleton Hall.

Skelmersdale

Schelmeresdele: Roger de Poitou.

Town with large housing estates and a modern town centre; formerly a mining village.

Skerton

Schertune: King's land.

Part of Lancaster.

Slyne

Sline: King's land.

Adjoining Hest Bank; Slyne Hall; manor house.

Smithdown

Esmedune:

Lost.

Sowerby

Sourebi:

Lost.

Sowerby (near Preston)

Sorbi: King's land.

Sowerby Hall Farm.

Speke

Spec: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Liverpool. Speke Hall is a fine 16th century half-timbered house in a wooded park.

Staining

Staninghe: King's land.

Stainton

Steintun: King's land.

2 farms near limestone quarries.

Stalmine

Stalmine: King's land.

Stapleton Terne:

Stopeltierne:

Lost.

Swainseat

Suenesat:

Lost.

T

Tarbock

Torboc: Roger de Poitou.

Now Tarbock Green; Tarbock Hall Farm.

Tatham

Tathaim: King's land.

On the River Wenning. Tatham Hall is on the opposite bank.

Thirnby

Tiernebi:

Lost.

Thornton (near Fleetwood)

Torentun: King's land.

Town.

Thornton (near Liverpool)

Torentun: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Crosby.

Threlfall

Trelefelt:

Lost.

Thurnham

Tiernun: King's land.

Now 2 villages, Upper Thurnham, with a partly 16th century hall, and Lower Thurnham.

Torrisholme

Toredholme: King's land.

Part of Morecambe.

Toxteth

Stochestede: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Liverpool.

Treales

Treules:

Lost.

Tunstall

Tunestalle: King's land.

Thurland Castle; moated hall; school attended by the Brontës, now a cottage.

U

Ulverston

Ulvrestun: Thorulf from the king.

Town with a Tudor church and many Quaker associations. The tower on Hoad Hill, a copy of the Eddystone Lighthouse, is a memorial to the founder of the Royal Geographic Society, Sir John Barrow (1764-1848).

Up Holland

Hoiland: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Skelmersdale; ruins of a priory founded by Robert de Holland.

Up Litherland

Literland: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Liverpool.

W

Walton

Walletun: King's land.

Walton Hall.

Walton-le-Dale

Waletune: Roger de Bully and Albert Grelley.

Town on the site of a Roman ford over the River Ribble.

Walton on the Hill

Waletone: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Liverpool.

Wart

Warte:

Lost.

Warton (near Carnforth)

Wartun: King's land.

Parsonage dating from the 14th century. The first grammar school was founded here in 1594 by Archbishop Hutton.

Warton (near Preston)

Wartun: King's land.

Wavertree

Wauretreu: Roger de Poitou.

Part of Liverpool.

Weeton

Widetun: King's land.

Also hamlet of Weeton Lane Heads.

Wennington

Wennigetun: King's land.

Hall.

West Derby

Derbei / berie: Roger de Poitou. Hawk's eyrie.

On the edge of Liverpool; 18th century Croxteth Hall ina large park.

Westby

Westbi: King's land.

Hall.

Whalley

Wallei: Roger de Poitou.

Attractive small town with the ruins of a 13th century Cistercian abbey and a mainly 13th century church.

Wheatley

Watelei: King's land.

Wheatley Farm.

Whittingham

Witingheha: King's land.

Whittingham House.

Whittington

Witetune: King's land.

Woodplumpton

Pluntun: King's land.

Y

Yealand

Jalant: Ernwin the priest from Roger de Poitou.

Yealand Manor.

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