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Records of the Blindhurst and Fairsnape Estates in Bleasdale, 16th-19th centuries
Catalogue reference: DDX 1695
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This record is about the Records of the Blindhurst and Fairsnape Estates in Bleasdale, 16th-19th centuries dating from 1592-1876.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DDX 1695
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Blindhurst and Fairsnape Estates in Bleasdale, 16th-19th centuries
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1592-1876
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Blindhurst and Fairsnape Estates in Bleasdale
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Lancashire Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <corpname>Blindhurst Estate, Bleasdale</corpname>
- <corpname>Fairsnape Estate, Bleasdale</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 68 Files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Donated 24 July 1987 accession 6115
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In this area the most important family was the Parkinsons of Fairsnape. The Herald Richard St George during his Visitation of Lancaster in 1613 compiled the family pedigree. A copy of this is in the Chetham Society volume 82 (1871) but there is also a copy at DDX 1695/1. For a history of the Parkinson family see History of the Parkinson Family in Lancashire by Richard Ainsworth (Accrington, 1936).
In 1622, the vaccaries (a vaccary was a place where cows were kept or pastured - possibly a dairy farm. For more information on the vaccaries of Bleasdale see volume 2 of the Victoria County History of Lancashire) were Falsnape (Fairsnape), Blindhurst, Hazelhurst, Brooks, Calder and Oakenclough. These areas can be seen on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" sheets 40 and 45 (1843).
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/de6e5bb6-0e5c-4a24-8b4b-8bf60c8b9c19/
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Records of the Blindhurst and Fairsnape Estates in Bleasdale, 16th-19th centuries