Chap. 0. PARISH OF GEI1ISAP.6H. 209 



CHAPTER IX.— GEIMSAEGH. 



Origin of name -LorJs of the manor— Non-jurors in 1715— The Parish Church— Rev. 

 John Cross— List of Vicars : Rev. John Harrison— Rev. R. Grainger— Rev. J. W. 

 Hull- -Rev. W. Pilling— Rev. W. Harrison— Rev. P. D. Pritt— Improved services— 

 Church Times— Rey. T. H. Davies— Value of living— Red Scar— The late Colonel 

 Cross— Higher Brockholes HaU— The Elstons— Lower Brockholes HaU — Grimsargh 

 HaU— The Dun Cow legend— Hardwick St. John's College: A successful school — 

 Rev. T. A. Peters— Area of parish — Population — Agricultural Statistics. 



GRiMS.utGHJs mentioned in " Domesday Book," but, like Goosnargh, 

 the village probably existed long before the Conquest, as its name 

 would lead us to suppose ; the derivation of the word being probably : 



"Argh," Horgr [A.S. hearg ; O.H.G. haruc] a heathen place of 

 worship, a sacrificial cairn. The original meaning of the word is, 

 therefore, the altar of Grim, a Scandinavian hero. 



In 1338-9, William de Eton held the F/7/ of Grimsargh by the service 

 of 3s. a year. The Hoghton family held the Manorial rights of the 

 place for a long time, from whom it passed into the hands of the Cross 

 family — the Lord of the Manor being Wm. Cross, Esq., of Newcastle- • 

 -on-Tyne, nephew of the Secretary of State for India. 



In 1650 the value of Grimsargh was £13 6s. 8d. 



The tithes of Brockholes belonged to Sir E. Hoghton, and were 

 valued at £10. 



The Commissioners reported that Grimsargh was diistant " 3 myles 

 from Preston, after the rate of 5| yards to the pole, and 320 poles to 

 the myle." 



E. Elston paid 6s. 8d. per ann., and F. Bindlose 4s. per ann. for 



tithes to the Vicar of Preston. 



The non-iurors of 1715 were: — 



£ s. d. 

 Paul Charnley, yeoman, freehold estate there and at Elston,''subject to 



annuities to his mother and Anne, his sister 30 7 6 



John Coseing, husbandman, leasehold estate 9 17 6 



Robert Hummer, miller 



Richard Fish wick, carpenter 



G. Clarkson, husbandman 



James Rogerson, yeoman, house there and at Haighton 



John Newsham, of Brockhull, 7 houses and 16 acres at Fulwood, and freehold 



estate .at Whittingham 26 15 



