VOLUME 11

LANCASHIRE

This is a very detailed survey, often giving the names of the families within the parish

Return read before the court, 14 Nov 1650

1-26 Inquisition held in Lancaster, 18 June 1650

3 Lonsdale Hundred

Tunstall Vicarage, with Cantsfield & Burrow, & Leek chapel

6 Claughton Rectory

8 Tatham Rectory, parish & chapel, & tithes in Melling

12 Warton Vicarage, with Yealand Conyers, Yealand Redmayne, Hutton, Carnforth & Lindeth, & Silverdale & Borwick chapels

17 Whittington Rectory, with Newton & Docker tithes

19 Melling Vicarage, with Wrayton, 'Aaram', Cawood, Roeburndale, Botton, Wray, Wennington, & Farleton, & Botton, Hornby, 'Aaram' & Arkholme chapels

27-56 Inquisition held at Lancaster, 17 June 1658

29 Lonsdale Hundred continued

29 Lancaster Vicarage, with Scotforth, Ashton, Thurnham, Quernmore, Wyersdale, Gressingham, Caton, Stalmine, Skerton, Poulton, Bare, Torrisholme, Middleton, Overton, Heaton, Toxteth, Fulwood, Cadley, Bleasdale, Myerscough, & the chapels of Wyersdale, Admarsh in Bleasdale, Stalmine, Gressingham, Toxteth Park, Caton & Overton, & tithes in Bolton

40 Cockerham Vicarage, with Ellel, Scorton, Thurnham, Cleveley, Lower Wyersdale, & Ellel & Shireshead chapels

44 Bolton le Sands Rectory, with Slyne & Hest, Nether Kellet, Over Kellet, & Capern-wray, & Over Kellet chapel

48 Halton Rectory, with Aughton chapel

52 Heysham Rectory

53 Fulwood near Amounderness, with Myerscough, Midgall, Badsbury & Stalmine chapel

57-90 Inquisition held at Lancaster, 19 June 1650

58 Furness liberty

Pennington Vicarage

60 Aldingham Rectory, with Dendron, Gleaston, Roosebeck, Newbiggin, Scales, Sunbrick, Colt Park, the Moat, & Windhill, & Dendron chapel, & tithes in Leece

66 Kirkby Ireleth Vicarage, with Broughton, Seathwaite, Dunnerdale, Woodland, & Broughton, Woodland & Seathwaite chapels

71 Dalton in Furness Vicarage, with Ireleth, Rampside, Hawcoat, Rossecote, Peasholmes, Stank, Newton, Southend, Biggar, North Scale, Northend, Cocken, Old & New Barrow, Newbarnes, Salthouse, Lindale, Martin, & Walney Island, Ireleth & Rampside chapels

76 Urswick Vicarage, with Stainton, Bardsea & Adgarley

79 Hawkshead tithes, with Coniston, Skelwith, Brathaw, Tarnehole Hill, Fieldhead, Tockhole, High Wray, Coulthouse, Sawrey, Far Sawrey, Dale Park, Graithwaite, Grizedale, Rusland, & Colton, Nibthwaite, Staveley in Cartmel, & Satterthwaite chapels

85 Ulverston chapel, with Mansrigg, Osmotherley, Egton, Newland, Lowick, Blawith, Torver, Coniston, & Coniston, Blawith, Lowick & Torver chapels

90 Cartmel, with Broughton, Staveley, Holker, Walton, Allithwaite, Lindale, & Cartmel Fell, Staveley, Lindale & Flookburgh in Holker chapels

96-117 Inquisition held at Preston, 21 June 1650

98 Amounderness Hundred

Preston Vicarage, with Lea, Ashton, Ingoll, Cottam, Grimsargh, Ribbleton & Haighton, with tithes in Brockholes, Fishwick, Broughton, Barton, & Elston, & Broughton, St Lawrence in Barton, & Plumpton Wood chapels

108 St Michael le Wyre chapel, in Tarnacre, with Rawcliffe, Tarnacre, Wood Plumpton, Inskipp, Sowerby, Eccleston, & Elswick

118-130 Inquisition held at Preston, 22 June 1650

119 Amounderness Hundred continued Garstang Vicarage, with Claughton, Pilling, Catterall, Bilsborrow, & Garstang Market & Pilling chapels

124 Poulton Vicarage, with tithes in Bispham, Norbreck, Hardhorne, Newton, Carleton, & Thornton, with Layton, Warbreck, Bispham, Norbreck, Thornton, Carleton, Marton, Hardhorne & Newton, & Bispham chapel

131-147 Inquisition held at Preston, 22 June 1650

132 Amounderness Hundred continued Kirkham Vicarage, with Newton & Scales, Clifton & Salwick, Treales, Roseacre, Wharles, Freckleton, Bryning & Kellamergh, Ribby cum Wray, Westby & Plumpton, Great & Little Singleton, Eccleston Larbrick, Medlar, Wesham, Warton, Hambleton, Greenhalgh, Thisleton, Goosnargh, Whittingham, Newsham, Lund, Weeton, Prees, & Elswick, Hambleton, Threlfall, Wood Plumpton, Singleton & Goosnargh chapels

148-193 Inquisition held at Blackburn, 25 June 1650

150 Blackburn Hundred

Blackburn Vicarage, with Law, Nether & Over Darwen, Livesey, Tockholes, Plessington, Witton, Samlesbury, Osbaldeston, Balderston, Walton in le Dale, Cuerdale, Mellor & Eccleshill, Whilpshire, Dinkley, Clayton in le Dale, Billington, Great & Little Harwood, with Law, Samlesbury, Langho, Tockholes, Over Darwen, Balderston, & Harwood chapels

162 Whalley Vicarage, with Padiham, Simonston, Hapton, Higham, Westclose, Altham, Clayton super le Moors, Reed, Colne, Clitheroe, Downham, Accrington, Briercliffe & Extwisle, Newland, Reedley Hallows, Filly Close, Ightenhill Park, Burnley, Habergham, Worston, Cliviger, Marsden, Foulridge, Trawden, Chattburne, Worston, Mearley, Twiston, Pendleton, Wiswell, Heyhouses, Oswaldtwistle, Mitton, Henthorn, Coldcootes, Haslingden, Huncoat, New Hall, Rawtenstall, 'Okenhead' & 'Constable' Booths in Rossendale forest, & Padiham, Altham, Colne, Clitheroe, Downham, Accrington, Burnley, Holme, Church, Haslingden, Newchurch in Pendle, Goodshaw, Whitewell & Newchurch in Rossendale chapels

187 Ribchester Vicarage, with Alston, Hothersall, Dilworth, Dutton, & Longridge chapel

190 Chipping Vicarage, with Thornley & Wheatley

192 Stydd chapel

195-247 Inquisition held at Manchester, 17 June 1650

196 Salford Hundred

Manchester, with Newton, Kirkmansholme & Holme, & Salford, Stretford, Chorlton, Diddesbury, Birch, Gorton, Newton, Denton, & Blackley chapels

200 Stretford chapel

201 Salford chapel

203 Newton chapel, & Kirkmansholme

206 Failsworth

208 Droylsden Rectory, & Newton

209 Bradford Rectory, & Newton

210 Gorton & Birch chapels

212 Openshaw & Gorton

213 Ardwick

214 Reddish, with Stopforth, Denton, Gorton, & Heaton Norris chapel

215 Crumpsall, & Blackley

216 Blackley chapel

219 Harpurhey, & Blackley

220 Chorlton Row, with Birch

222 Heaton Norris chapel, with Diddesbury & Reddish

223 Broughton Tetlow, & Kersall

225 Cheetham

226 Withington, with Diddesbury, Birch, Chorlton, & Denton chapel

229 Barton super Irwell, with Eccles, Clifton, Pendlebury, & Ellenbrook chapel, in Eccles, & Irlam

234 Prestwich Rectory, with tithes in Heaton, Alkrington, Tonge, Pilkington, & Tottington, & Ringley chapel, with Kersley, Clifton, Little Leaver & Outwood

242 Flixton Rectory, & W. Shaw, History of the English Church during the Civil Wars and under the Commonwealth, 2 vols, London 1900

245 Urmston, in Flixton

249-289 Inquisition held at Manchester, 18 July (sic) 1650

250 Salford Hundred continued Rochdale Vicarage, & Castleton tithes

251 Hundersfield chapel, with Littleborough & Todmorden chapels

255 Spotland Vicarage, & Whitworth chapel

257 Butterworth, & Mildrow chapels

260 Ashton Rectory, & Alt Edge

264 Oldham Rectory, & W. Shaw, History of the English Church during the Civil Wars and under the Commonwealth, 2 vols, London 1900 chapel, in Crompton

267 Middleton Rectory, & tithes in Great Leaver

273 Thornham, with Thorpe

278 Pilsworth

280 Ashworth chapel, & 'Birkeley'

284 Cocky chapel

290-356 Inquisition held at Manchester, 19 June 1650

291 Salford Hundred continued Radcliffe Rectory

295 Bolton Vicarage, with tithes in Breightmet, Tonge, Haugh, Walmersley, Bradshaw, Turton, Rivington & Blackrod chapels

303 Turton & Walmersley chapels

306 Bradshaw chapel

309 Blackrod chapel

313 Rivington chapel, with Lostock, Heath Charnock, Anderton, & tithes in Anlezargh

320 Dean Vicarage, with Rumworth, Middle & Over Hulton, Farneworth, Hallywell, Heaton, & Horwich & West Houghton chapels, & Kersall

327 Bury Rectory, with tithes in Heywood, Bamforth, Whittle, Lomax, Tottington & Shuttleworth, & the chapels in Heywood, Holcombe & Edenfield

345 Heap, in Bury parish

349 Tottington, including Holcombe & Edenfield chapels, & tithes in Musbury, Coupe Lench, Newhall Hey, & Duerden Clough

357-430 Inquisition held at Wigan, 20 June 1650

358 West Derby Hundred

Winwick Rectory

360 Newton chapel, in Winwick

364 Ashton chapel, & Haydock

366 Lowton & Kenion tithes, in Winwick, with Golborne

368 Haydock, in Winwick

370 Golborne, in Winwick

371 Southworth, Croft Middleton, Haughton & Arbury tithes

372 Culcheth chapel

375 Warrington Rectory, with Burton-wood & Hollingfare chapels

378 Burton Wood chapel

383 Rixton, & Glazebrook chapel, in Warrington

387 Woolston, Poulton, Fearnhead & Martinscroft tithes, belonging to Warwick hospital

390 West Leigh Vicarage

394 Pennington tithes

395 Bedford tithes, in Leigh

397 Atherton chapel, in Leigh

400 Astley tithes, in Leigh, with Tyldesley & Shakerley

407 Wigan Rectory, with Billinge, Hindley & Holland chapels

411 Haigh, in Wigan

413 Holland chapel, & Dalton

416 Hindley chapel, & Abram tithes

419 Abram tithes

420 Billinge chapel, with Winstanley

423-430 The bottom halves of these pages are missing and so the names of the parishes described are not known

431-490 Inquisition held at Wigan, 21 June 1650

433 West Derby Hundred continued Hale chapel, in Childwall, with tithes in Hale, Halewood, & Halebank

438 Childwall Rectory, with Garston & Hale chapels

442 Little Woolton tithes, in Childwall

444 Much Woolton, & Thingwall, in Childwall

446 Wavertree tithes, in Childwall

447 Garston chapel, with Speke Ogle & Allerton, in Childwall

452 Prescott Vicarage, with St Helen's, Rainforth, Farnworth, Sankey, & Windle W. Shaw, History of the English Church during the Civil Wars and under the Commonwealth, 2 vols, London 1900 chapels

456 Whiston, in Prescott

458 Rainhill, in Prescott

459 Eccleston, in Prescott

461 Windle, in Prescott, with St Helen's chapel, in Hardshaw

466 Parr, in Prescott, with St Helen's chapel

467 Sutton, in Prescott, with St Helen's chapel

470 Huyton Vicarage, with Hayton cum Roby, Knowsley & Torbock

472 Farnworth, in Widness chapelry

476 Bold, in Prescott, with Farnworth

478 Cuerdley & Cronton, in Prescott, with Farnworth

481 Ditton, in Prescott

482 Sankey chapel, & Penketh, in Prescott

485 Rainford chapel, in Prescott

491-519 Inquisition held at Wigan, 22 June 1650

492 West Derby Hundred continued Walton on the Hill Rectory, & Fazakerley

493 Toxteth Park chapel, & Smithdon

495 Kirkby chapel, & Simonswood

499 Formby chapel, in Walton

500 Everton, in Walton

501 West Derby chapel, in Walton

502 Kirkdale, in Walton

503 Liverpool chapel, in Walton

506 Bootle & Linacre, in Walton

507 Sephton Rectory, with tithes in Netherton, Lunt, Thornton, Litherland, Orrell, Ford, Aintree, Ince, Blundell, & Little Crosby

510 Great Crosby chapel, in Sephton

511 Halsall Rectory, with Snape

513 Melling chapel, in Halsall

515 Lydiate tithes

516 Downholland tithes, & Male chapel in Maghull

521-549 Inquisition held at Wigan, 24 June 1650

522 West Derby Hundred continued Ormskirk Vicarage, & Scarisbrick chapel

525 Burscough tithes, in Ormskirk

531 Lathom, in Ormskirk

534 Scarisbrick chapel, with Snape, Bescar, Drumerdale, Fleetstreet, & Harleton

539 Bickerstaffe, in Ormskirk

541 Skelmersdale, in Ormskirk

543 Aughton Rectory

546 Altcar curacy

550-590 Inquisition held at Wigan, 25 June 1650

551 Leyland Hundred

Standish Rectory, & Langtree

554 Shevington & Welsh Whittle tithes, in Standish

556 Charnock Richard, Coppull, & Worthington, in Standish

557 Duxbury tithes, with Adlington, Heath Charnock & Anderton, & Coppull chapel

567 Leyland Vicarage, with Euxton & Heapey chapels

570 Euxton chapel, in Leyland

572 Clayton, in Leyland

574 Cuerden, in Leyland

575 Houghton, Withnall, Wheelton & Heapey chapel, in Leyland

579 Whittle le Woods chapel, in Leyland

581 Brindle Rectory

583 Penwortham & Hutton chapels

584 Farrington & Howick, in Penwortham

587 Longton chapel, in Penwortham

591-631 Inquisition held at Wigan, 26 June 1650

592 Leyland Hundred continued Croston Vicarage, with Bretherton, Ulnes-Walton, Rufford, Tarleton, Sollom, Holme, Hesketh, Beckonsall, Mawdesley, Much & Little Hoole, & Bispham tithes, & Rufford, & Beckonsall chapels

609 Chorley chapel, in Croston, with Clitheroe, Croston, & Wrightington

620 Much & Little Hoole chapel

623 Eccleston Rectory, & Douglas chapel, with tithes in Heskine, Wrightington & Parbold

631 Note by Thomas Hobson that these are true copies of the original returns