The Victoria History of the County of Lancaster (6) - Couverture rigide

Brownbill, J.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0712910581 ISBN 13 : 9780712910583

Editeur : Dawson Publishing, 1911

Synopsis

The volume contains histories of the eleven ancient parishes in Leyland hundred (Leyland, Penwortham, Brindle, Croston, Hesketh-with-Becconsall, Tarleton, Rufford, Chorley, Hoole, Eccleston, Standish) and of two of the five ancient parishes in Blackburn hundred (Blackburn parish and Whalley). Some very considerable places in the volume never achieved the status of ancient parish: Darwen was part of Blackburn parish, and Whalley included Accrington, Burnley, Clitheroe, Colne, and Nelson. In the Middle Ages the area was relatively poor, with extensive royal forests used for deer and, later, cattle and sheep farming. From the late 18th century the woollen industry gave way to cotton spinning and weaving in hundreds of factories, and the coalfield was exploited. Despite the growth of industry the area retains much undeveloped countryside, gentry houses in the lush pasture land of the Ribble Valley, and many oldfarmhouses on the slopes of the Pennine moorlandsand Pendle Hill.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William Farrer (1861–1924) was an historian and genealogist, whose main published works were on Lancashire and Yorkshire. After the first World War his project on honors and knights’ fees resulted in two books published before his death.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dawson Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1911
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0712910581
• ISBN 13: 9780712910583
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 718
• Éditeur: Farrer William
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