AMOUNDERNESS HUNDRED 



LYTHAM 



established a cell or priory." After the Dissolution 

 Lytham was sold by the Crown in 1554 to Sir 

 Thomas Holcroft," and in 1606 it was acquired by 

 Cuthbert Clifton of Westby." It became the chief 

 residence of its new lords, whose descent has been 

 traced in the account of Clifton in Kirkham. The 

 lord of the manor, who is practically the sole land- 

 owner, is Mr. John Talbot Clifton, who resides at 

 Lytham Hall. 



The hall stands in i park of over 600 acres on the 



north-west of the town half a mile immediately to 

 the north of the parish church. It is a fine classic 

 building of two stories and an attic, begun in 1751 

 from the designs of Carr of York but not completed 

 till 1764." The principal front faces east and has a 

 pediment supported by Ionic columns the height of 

 the upper floors. 



The Priors of Lytham (or of Durham) had various 

 disputes with their neighbours as to boundaries and 

 common rights," and in 1291 were summoned tt> 



From deedt preterved it Durham it 

 teems that Evesham Abbey had had a 

 (rang; at Lytham ; Lytham D. 12, z a, 

 4 te, Ebor. Ice. 



*> See the account of the religioui 

 houici in I'.C.II. Land, ii, 10710. 



" Pat. z Mary, pt. ii, the church and 

 hall formerly belonging to Durham. The 

 Prior of Durham had in I 539 granted a 

 leaie of the manor to Thomat Dannett 

 for eighty yeari at a rental of 48 191. 6J., 

 nd thii Kemi to have been confirmed by 

 the Crown in i $49, with a reduction of 

 the rent due ; D. at Lrtham. Dannett 

 wat to pay 31. 4</. to the king for wreck, 

 waift and ttrays, and 401. to the Earl of 

 Derby ai steward's fee. 



Sir Thomai Holcroft died in July 

 1558 holding the manor of Ly ham of 

 the Crown by knight'i lenrice. Hit ton 

 Thomas wat a year old ; Duchy of Lane. 

 Inq. p.m. i, no. 13. 



In I <;86 Thomat Holcroft had a ditpute 

 with William Clifton at to watte called 

 Weitmott ; Diuttui Lane. (Rec. Com.), 

 iii, 173, 187. 



" Cuthbert Clifton (afterwardi made a 

 knight) came of age in 1603, and pur- 

 chased Lytham in 1606 from Sir Richard 

 Molyneux and Frances hit wife ; Pal. of 

 Lane. Feet of F. bdle. 70, no. 60 ; Piccope 

 MSS. (Chet. Lib.), iii, to. How the 

 vendon obtained the manor hat not been 

 ascertained* In the year of purchatc 



LYTHAM HALI 



Cuthbert Clifton made a tenement of the 

 manor, rectory of the church, view of 

 frankpledge, free warren and fishery, lands, 

 Ac. j PaL of Lane. Feet of F. bdle. 70, 

 no. 40. In 1609 Gilbert Syth worth 

 had a rent of 24 out of the manor 

 from Cuthbert Clifton and Anne hit 

 wife; ibid. bdle. 76, no. 34. In i6iz 

 the manor appears among the other 

 Clifton properties, and continuel to do to 

 in later settlements, &c. ; ibid. bdle. 80, 

 no. 14 ; 156, m. 1+7, &c. 



The tenure of the manor wat declared 

 to be by knight'i service in 1634 ; Duchy 

 of Lane. Inq. p.m. xxvii, no. 43. 



13 E. B. Chancellor, Livti of Britiik 

 Architttn, zci. There it a view of it in 

 Twycrost, Maniieni of Engl. and Wain 

 (Lanct. ii, 33). 



14 In 1272 a declaration of the bounds 

 between Kelgrimolet and Liyton was 

 made by Ranulf de Dacre, the sheriff, 

 and other arbitrators. The old cross on 

 Cross How was the starting-point ; from 

 it the boundary line went west to the 

 tea, and eatt to another cross set up by 

 the arbitrators on the road from Lytham 

 to Layton, and thence through the middle 

 of the great moss between Marlon and 

 Lytham on the north side of Miggylund 

 at far as Swinebridge Brook ; but Kel- 

 grimoles and the Norlhhowt were to be 

 common for both Layton and Lytham ; 

 2 a, 4 ae, Ebor. no. 14. 



215 



In 1291 the Priori of Durham and 

 Lytham, Alan a monk at Lytham and 

 Robert de Miilum chaplain there had to 

 answer Robert de Holland and Margery 

 his wife at to land alleged to be in 

 Wrttby, the defence being that it wat in 

 Lytham ; Assize R. 407, m. 3. Next 

 year a similar dipute between the Prior 

 of Durham and William de Clifton resulted 

 in a division ; Assize R. 408, m. 25. 

 There was a further dispute in 13(0; 

 De Banco R. 560, m. 23. Pasture land 

 in Hnlmecarr wit in I 347 declared to be 

 in Lytham, not in ICellamergh as claimed 

 by Adam and John de Sharpies ; Atsiie 

 R. 1431;, m. 15. 



In July 1151 the Prior of Durham 

 proved hit right to loo acrea of moor and 

 marsh against Robert de Beetham, Eleanor 

 hit wife, Thomat ton of Gilbert de Single- 

 ton, Gilbert hit son and Isabel hit wife, 

 Richard ton of Richard Banattre and 

 othert ; Duchy of Lane. Atsite R. i, 

 m. 4. The prior was in 13(6 defendant 

 to a claim put forward by William Boteler 

 of Warrington and Sir John Boteler ; 

 ibid. 5, m. iz. 



In 1530 the Holders asserted their 

 boundary claim* in a violent manner, 

 throwing down an ancient boundary cross, 

 another cross and the image of St. Cuth- 

 bert, and threatening the priory itself, 

 being held in check only by two monkt 

 who brought the sacrament out, for the 



