A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



they went in 1783, by Joseph's disposition, to 

 William Fitzherbert of Swinnerton," who also assumed 

 the name of Brockholes, and dying in 1817 was 

 succeeded by his son Thomas Fitzherbert-Brockholes. 

 He died unmarried in 1873 and was succeeded by 

 his nephew James, who in 1875 was followed by a 

 second cousin William Joseph, son of Francis Fitz- 

 herbert of Swinnerton, who took the surname Brock- 

 holes, and is the present lord of the manor, 43 residing 

 at the hall. No courts are held, nor are there any 

 records of them. 



CLAUGHTON HALL 4$a stands on rising ground 

 facing west and commanding an extensive view over 



the Fylde. It is a plain modern stone mansion, 

 three stories in height, erected in 1816-17 but 

 incorporating part of an older house probably of 

 17th-century date. The entrance is on the north 

 side, by a pillared porch, and on the west front the 

 distinctive features are two large bow windows, one 

 at each end, going up the full height of the build- 

 ing. 



Among the ancient families who appear to have 

 held fractions of the manor were those of Claughton, 44 

 Myerscough, 45 Fegherby or Fetherby, 46 represented 

 by Haldleghs and Kuerden in 1355, Stamford or 

 Stanford 47 and Whittingham. 48 The last-mentioned 



48 He was brother of the above-named 

 Constantia. His elder brother Basil 

 (d. 1797) was father of Francis (d. 1857) 

 father of the present lord of Claughton. 



48 Burke, Landed Gentry. 



a There are three illustrations in 

 Twycross, Lanes. Mansions, ii, 41. The 

 building was barely finished in 1817 when 

 Mr. Wm. Fitzherbert Brockholes died. 

 It comprises the whole of the house 

 except the offices and servants' rooms, 

 which belong to the older building. 



44 The fine of 1208 (cited above) shows 

 Adam and Michael de Claughton each 

 holding a fourth part. Each of them was 

 a benefactor to Cockersand Abbey ; 

 Chartul. (Chet. Soc.), 254, &c. So also 

 were William son of Michael and Richard 

 de Claughton ; ibid. From William de 

 Tatham's charter of 1338 it appears that 

 his part of the manor had been purchased 

 from Adam son of Richard de Claughton. 

 Adam son of Adam lord of Claughton 

 occurs in 1329 in one of the Brock- 

 holes D. 



Walter de Winwick was another of 

 the lords in 1208. Later there was a 

 Walter de Claughton whose descendants 

 are named in the Brockholes D. Thus 

 in 1327 John de Brockholes made an 

 exchange of land with Richard son of 

 Walter de Claughton and in 1338 John 

 son of Richard son of Walter de Claugh- 

 ton granted all his lands to Robert his 

 son. John de Pleasington granted to 

 William son of Richard son of Walter de 

 Claughton all lands formerly belonging 

 to John son of Richard son of Walter ; 

 ibid. The date of this must be later 

 than the others, for in 1356 the said 

 William was claiming land against John 

 de Pleasington ; Duchy of Lane. Assize 

 R. 5, m. 25. 



45 In 1252-3 the sheriff was ordered 

 to deliver to Walter de Myerscough an 

 oxgang of land in Claughton which had 

 belonged to William de Myerscough, an 

 outlaw ; Close R. 67, m. 3. 



Roger de Wedacre in 1284 complained 

 that Maud de Claughton, William de 

 Myerscough and Isolde his wife had 

 disseised him of land in Claughton, and 

 recovered it ; Assize R. 1268, m. 12. 



John and Robert de Myerscough con- 

 tributed to the subsidy of 1332 ; Exch. 

 Lay Subs. (Rec. Soc. Lanes, and Ches.), 

 58-9. 



Randle del Wood (Bosco) was one of 

 the early owners and granted a rent- 

 charge of 2*., &c., to his son William ; 

 Brockholes D. John son of William de 

 Myerscough gave a fraction of the waste 

 in Claughton to Richard son of Walter 

 son of Randle del Wood ; ibid. John son 

 of John de Myerscough in 1 344 made a 

 grant to John son of Thomas son of 

 Richard de Claughton ; ibid. Other 



deeds of the family are preserved in the 

 same collection ; Horseriddington and 

 Timberhurst are among the Claughton 

 place-names. Other deeds are in Dods. 

 MSS. cxlii, fol. 52*, 58 (Brustare Croft), 

 68. 



46 The name is also spelt Fotherby and 

 varies to Feyreby and Ferriby. 



In 1302 Henry son of William de 

 Fetherby called Ellis de Fetherby to 

 warrant to him the third part of a 

 messuage, &c., in Claughton claimed in 

 dower by Christiana wife of Nicholas de 

 Garstang ; De Banco R. 142, m. in. 

 Christiana was widow of Gilbert de 

 Clifton and had exchanged for land at 

 Ferriby in Yorkshire 5 ibid. 143, m. 107. 

 Nichola widow of Ellis de Fetherby in 

 1308 claimed dower in two messuages, 

 &c., against Henry de Fetherby and 

 Isolda his wife ; ibid. 173, m. 193 d. 

 Isolda daughter of John de Myerscough 

 in 1313-14 recovered land in Claughton 

 against Isolda wife of Henry son and 

 heir of William de Fetherby and others ; 

 Assize R. 424, m. 7. 



Henry was living in 1331 (De Banco 

 R. 283, m. 372 d. ; 287, m. 224 d.), but 

 in 1336 his widow Margery, then wife of 

 John son of Adam de Hindley, claimed 

 dower in Claughton against Robert son of 

 John de Blackburn (of Showley) and Joan 

 daughter (and co-heir) of Henry de Feth- 

 erby, and against Geoffrey son of John 

 son of Geoffrey de Walton and Isolda 

 the other daughter ; ibid. 308, m. 360 ; 

 310, m. 27. By 1346 Margery had 

 married a third husband, Richard son of 

 Robert de Parr, and made a new claim 

 for dower against the same parties ; ibid. 

 349, m. 208 d. 



Robert de Haldleghs, Joan his wife, 

 Henry de Kuerden and Isolda his wife 

 (in the wives' right) claimed a messuage, 

 &c., in 1355, against John son of Robert 

 the Wright and Robert de Middleton ; 

 Duchy of Lane. Assize 4, m. 28 d. ; 

 7, m. 2. In 1360 Robert de Haldleghes 

 and Joan his wife, Henry de Kuerden 

 and Isolda his wife, sought land in 

 Claughton, as the right of the wives, who 

 were daughters and co-heirs of Henry 

 de Fetherby ; ibid. 7, m. 2. Joan (as 

 above) in 136973 granted her lands to 

 Roger de Brockholes ; Brockholes D. 



47 It has been shown that Richard de 

 Stanford had a part of the manor in 1 208 

 and John de Stanford in 1355. 



Richard (son of Robert) de Stanford 

 and John de Stanford were benefactors of 

 Cockersand Abbey ; Chartul. i, 256-8, 

 253. 



Maud widow of Thomas de Stanford 

 was a plaintiff in 1312 in respect of her 

 dower in Claughton ; De Banco R. 193, 

 m. 40 ; 195, m. 156. 



Thomas de Stanford occurs in 1324; 



Brockholes D. Nicholas de Eaton in 

 1323 granted to William de Tatham, 

 clerk, the wardship of John son and heir 

 of Thomas de Stanford ; Add. MS. 32104, 

 no. 1131. 



John de Stanford paid to the subsidy in 

 1332; Exch. Lay Subs. 59. In 1337 

 William son of Adam son of Thomas de 

 Calder sought a messuage in Claughton 

 held by John de Pleasington and John 

 son of Thomas de Stanford ; De Banco 

 R. 310, m. 158. Ralph another son of 

 Thomas claimed land in the same year ; 

 Assize R. 1424, m. n d. Robert de 

 Stanford was called to warrant in 1352 ; 

 Duchy of Lane. Assize R. i, m. 4d. ; 2, 

 m. 3. 



In 1444 Lawrence Stanford and Agnes 

 widow of Henry Stanford settled a mes- 

 suage, &c., in Claughton through Henry 

 Garstang as trustee ; Final Cone, iii, 1 1 1. 

 In 1465 Henry Albyn as grandson of 

 Henry Stanford complained that Joan 

 widow of Richard Balderston was detaining 

 a box of charters ; Pal. of Lane. Plea R. 

 28, m. 20. In 1469 he claimed land 

 against Richard Barton, alleging that 

 Lawrence Stanford had died without 

 issue ; ibid. 35, m. 7 d. 



48 See below under Hecham for some 

 early notices. 



In 1324-5 William son of William de 

 Whittingham and heir of Alice wife of 

 the elder William paid gd. as relief. 

 Part of his lands were held of William 

 Banastre, a minor, but he held i oxgang 

 of land of the king by the hundred and 

 twenty-eighth part of a knight's fee ; 20 

 acres made an oxgang ; Memo. R. (L.T.R.) 

 88, m. 74. 



According to the return of 1355 

 William's estate became divided among 

 co-heirs. Richard de Towneley and 

 Ellen his wife were associated with John 

 de Whittingham of Claughton in defence 

 in 1344; Assize R. 1435, m. 37 d. 

 Alice widow of John de Myerscough in 

 1 3 54 claimed a rent of 51. from Claugh- 

 ton obtaining 4*. 8J< against Richard 

 and Ellen de Towneley ; Duchy of Lane. 

 Assize R. 3, m. id. 



The Whittingham family was repre- 

 sented in the township long after this 

 time. Richard son of John de Whitting- 

 ham made a feoffment of land there in 

 1377; Add. MS. 32106, no. 426. In 

 the preceding year dower had been claimed 

 against him by Isabel widow of Nicholas 

 son of John de Whittingham ; De Banco 

 R. 463, m. 142 d. John Whittingham 

 gave messuages in Claughton and Bils- 

 borrow in 1488 to his son Robert ; Pal. 

 of Lane. Writs Proton. Lent 3 Hen. VII. 

 Margaret Whittingham, widow, in 1505 

 claimed dower against John Whittingham; 

 Pal. of Lane. Plea R. 99, m. 2 d. ; Final 

 Cone, iii, 156. 



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