Chap. 6.] OLD HALLS, &c. 149 



stayed one or two weeks at the Birks Farm, Thornley, and the stone 

 steps, by which he mounted his horse, are shown to this day. The 

 house is quite modern, with the exception of the S.W. end, which is 

 of the date of the sixteenth centurj'. The only stone with a date is 

 one with 1610 in raised figures upon it. Down to a few years ago 

 the house was licensed as the Dog and Partridge Inn. 

 EoADEs's OF Halghouse (Hey House). 



Roades is an old name in this district. Frequently do we come 

 across it in the registers at Eibchester Church. In 1309, John Eoades, 

 of Eibchester, made a deed of entail of lands and tenements upon 

 John Eoades, his son, and the male issue of his body. 



"John Eoades, gentleman, of Eibchester, owned ' le Halghouse,' 

 55 acres of land. 2 gardens, and 2 orchards in Eibchester. He also 

 owned 1 garden, 1 orchard, and 30 acres of land, besides certain lands 

 and tenements up to the Eibble. He held them of Eichard Sherburne, 

 Esq., and they were worth per ann. (clear) 30s. He died at Eib- 

 chester, 28th Jan., 1619-20. John, his son, and next heir, was aged 

 30 years." 



In 1696, a member of this family left the rent of a smaU farm, as a 

 charity for poor distressed housekeepers of Dilworth, full particulars 

 of which are given in Chapter V. 



Buckley Hall. 



Buckley Hall is situated a little off the high road, from Longridge 

 to Eibchester. It is a massive looking house, with mullioned windows, 

 but its appearance is spoiled by its being whitewashed. Baines states 

 that it was built by the Sherburnes in 1661. We can, however, find 

 no trace of its former occupants having been of any importance in the 

 district. Just below the house is Buckley Delph, a once noted slate 

 quarry, now disused. Crossing Cowley Brook, you find yourself in a 

 perfectly secluded glade, one of the best spots for a large picnic that 

 can be imagined. Here I have occasionally seen herons and other 

 scarce birds. 



Eet. Me. Holden. 



" (Philip ?) Holden, priest, traditionally said to have been slain by 

 the Cromwellian soldiers in the neighbourhood of Longridge Fell, in 

 the XVn. century" (1648).— Salf. Cath. Aim., 1886. 



