The History of the Fylde Lancashire 1876

Description: Normal 0 PREFACE.A FEW, and only a few, words are needed to introducethe History of the Fylde to the public. In itspreparation my aim has been to make the workas comprehensive in description and detail as the prescribedlimits would allow, and I have endeavoured to write in a style freefrom any tendency to pedantry, and I hope, also, from dulness.How far these conditions have been fulfilled I must now leaveto the judgment of the reader, doing so with some degree ofconfidence that at any rate the attempt will be generallyappreciated, if the success be not universally acknowledged.In the course of my labours I have availed myself of theworks of various authors, and desire to acknowledge myindebtedness, especially to Baines's Lancashire, Fishwick'sKirkham, Thornber's Blackpool, and many volumes of theCheetham and other historical societies. My thanks forvaluable aid are also due to the following gentlemen, amongstothers, the Ven. Archdeacon Hornby, of St. MichaePs-on-Wyre ;the Rev. W. Richardson, of Poulton-le-Fylde ; Col. Bourne, M.P.,of Hackensall and Heathfield ; John Furness, esq., of Fulwood ;W. H. Poole, esq., of Fleetwood ; and the Bailiffs of Kirkham. JOHN PORTER.Fleetwood, August, 1876. Images of the original book in pdf format presented on CDs. These will require a pdf reader, which is available without charge if you do not already have Adobe Acrobat Reader or a similar program. Please ask if you require help with this. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE ANCIENT BRITONS, ROMANS, ANGLO-SAXONS AND DANES ........1-29 CHAPTER II. THE NORMAN CONQUEST TO JAMES THE FIRST............................... 30-54 CHAPTER III. JAMES THE FIRST TO QUEEN VICTORIA ........................................... 55-86 CHAPTER IV. CONDITIONS, CUSTOMS, AND SUPERSTITIONS OF THE PEOPLE ......87-114 CHAPTER V. COSTUMES, COUNTRY, RIVERS AND SEA ......................................115-150 CHAPTER VI. THE PEDIGREES OF ANCIENT FAMILIES .........................................151-185 CHAPTER VII. PARISH OF POULTON-LE-FYLDE. POULTON ....................................186-217 CHAPTER VIII. FLEETWOOD-ON-WYRE................................................................... 218-267 CHAPTER IX. THORNTON, CARLETON, MARTON, AND HARDHORN-WITH-NEWTON.. 268-296 CHAPTER X. THE PARISH OF BISPHAM. BISPHAM-WITH-NORBRECK. LAYTON-WITH-WARBRECK...297-310 CHAPTER XI. BLACKPOOL .................................................... 311-362 CHAPTER XII. PARISH OF KIRKHAM. KIRKHAM ....................................................363-401 CHAPTER XIII. FRECKLETON. WARTON. RIBBY-WITH-WREA. WEETON-WITH-PREESE. GREENHALGH-WITH-THISTLETON. GREAT AND LITTLE SINGLETON. CLIFTON-WITH-SALWICK. NEWTONWITH-SCALES. HAMBLETON, &c. ..402-428 CHAPTER XIV. PARISH OF LYTHAM. LYTHAM. ST. ANNES-ON-THE-SEA ...............429-453 CHAPTER XV. PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL'S-ON-WYRE. UPPER RAWCLIFFE-WITH- TARNACRE. GREAT ECCLESTON. OUT RAWCLIFFE. ELSWICK. WOOD PLUMPTON. INSKIP-WITH-SOWERBY... ............454-474 PAUPERISM AND THE FYLDE UNION............................................ 475-480

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