LEYLAND HUNDRED 



LEYLAND 



lowed ' by a son of the same name, who increased the 

 family estates by his marriage with Frances Sobieski, 

 daughter and heir of Christopher Ince of Incc in 

 Makerficld. In 1811 William Anderton was followed 

 by his son William Ince Anderton, who, as stated 

 above, purchased the manor of I^uxton. He was 

 succeeded by his son and grandson ; the last-named, 

 Major William Arthur Alphonsus Joseph Ince 

 Anderton, is the pr-;scnt owner of the manor and 

 estates.^ 



Euxton Hall was rebuilt in 1849-50, replacing 

 a plain classic building of two stories, with pedi- 

 ment and pillared porch, erected in 1739* on the 

 site of a still older house. 



A number of minor families occur in the 

 earlier pleadings, as Armetriding,* Bussel,* Dacre,'' 

 Euxton,' Whalley,^ and others.^ The estate called 

 RUNSHJl^^w^s held successively by Lancaster of Rain- 

 hilP" and Farnworth." Last century Runshaw Hall 

 \vas acquired by William Bretherton, father of the 



rcLtor of Eccleston, and he dieJ there in September 

 1890, aged sixty-three. It ib now the residence of 

 Mr. Norris Bretherton. 



BUCKSflJir was long the 

 seat of a family named Robin- 

 son,'' who were considerable 

 landowners in the district ; 

 they recorded a pedigree in 

 1664.'^ Buckshaw Hall, now 

 a farm-liOLise, is situated in the 

 north-east corner of the town- 

 ship, and is a house of the 

 H-typc of plan, originally a 

 timber and plaster building, 

 probably of the i6th century, 

 on a stone base. The house 

 was considerably restored in 

 1885, when the spaces be- 

 tween the timbers were filled 

 in with brick and the roofs covered with blue slates. 



Anderton of Euxton. 

 Quarterly i and 4, Sahle 

 three ihachholts argent 

 for Anderton j 2 and 1 

 Argent three torteaux 

 betzvecn tiuo bendlets 

 gules for Ince. 



Geo. II at Preston. The original is in 

 Mr. H. Incc Anderton's possession. 



^ Perhaps not immediately. Inden- 

 tures of 1763 respecting lands in Euxton 

 between Francis Anderton, residing in 

 Flanders, and Anthony Atkinson, &c., 

 were enrolled in the Common Pleas, 

 Easter, 4 Geo. Ill (R. 45-6). Francis 

 was William's elder son and immediate 

 heir, William being his younger brother. 

 Franci3,however, \\asa Benedictine monk; 

 he died in 1779 ; Trans. Hist. Soc. (new 

 6cr.), xiii, 131. 



- William Ince Anderton died at Eux- 

 ton 8 Nov. 1848, aged seventy-eight. His 

 son. Major William Michael Ince Ander- 

 ton, also died there on 24 Jan. 1884, 

 aged fifty-eight. There is a good account 

 of the present state of the family in Burke, 

 Landed Gentry (ed. 1906). 



The editors have received great assist- 

 ance in compiling the accounts of the 

 various branches of the family from Mr. 

 Henry Incc Anderton, a younger son of 

 Major Anderton above named. Many of 

 the dates and references in the story of 

 Euxton are due to him. 



** Twycross, Lancu Mansions, i, 51, 

 where an illustration is given. The front 

 was very long, with thirteen windows to 

 each floor. The old hall is said to have 

 been erected in the reign of Henry VIII. 



■* These families arc mentioned only 

 incidentally in the records ; some details 

 will be found in preceding notes. 



Armetriding — the Hermit's Ridding or 

 clearance — seems to have been a place 

 in Euxton. William son of John dc 

 Armetriding had land in 1294 ; Assize R. 

 I 299, m. 1 7. John del Armetriding con- 

 tributed to the subsldyin 1327 and 1332, 

 and William in the latter yca-r ; Lay Subs. 

 R. 130, no. 5; Exc/i. Lay Subs. (Rcc. 

 Soc. Lanes, and Ches.), 53. In 1348 

 Sir William dc Dacrc complained that 

 John de Armetriding had impounded his 

 cattleatEuxtonjDeBancoR. 3 55,m. 114. 



Adam (son of William) del Armetriding 

 and Agnes his wife had a messuage and 

 landin 1358 ; As3izeR.438,m. 7. Seealao 

 De Banco R. 459»rn. 143 ; 463, m. 142. 



^ William son of Nicholas Busscl in 

 1276 claimed a tenement in Euxton 

 against William Bussel and Adam son of 

 Nicholas Biissel j Assize R. 405, m. 4 d. ; 

 1238, m. 35. 



In 1284 Cecily daughter of William 

 Bussel of Euxton recovered a messuage 

 and land in Le/land against William son 



of Robert Bussel, John de Farington and 

 others; Assize R. 1265, m. 5. John 

 Bushel contributed to the subsidy in 

 1327 ; Lay Subs. R. 130, no. 5. 



In 1334 Robert (a minor) son of 

 John son of Thomas Bussel recovered 

 land in Euxton against Thomas son of 

 John Bussel and another ; Coram Rege 

 R. 297, m. 103. 



Thomas son of Thurstan de Tyldeslcy 

 in J375 claimed land in Euxton against 

 Emma daughter of Thomas Bussel and 

 others ; De Banco R. 458, m. 334d. 



^ Ranulf de Dacre of Halton died in 

 1375 holding 12 acres in Euxton of 

 Richard de Molyneux by the service of a 

 rose yearly ; Inq. p.m. 49 Edw. Ill, pt. i, 

 no. 39. ^ 



^ William de Euxton was a plaintiff* 

 In 1292 ; Assize R, 408, m. 42 d., 46 d. 



Robert de Euxton in i 295 had a dispute 

 with William son of William de Euxton 

 as to their inheritance ; Assize R. 1306, 

 m. 20. 



^ Henry de Whalley in 1277 sought 

 common of pasture in Euxton against 

 Roger de Whalley and Adam dc Holland ; 

 Assize R. 1235, m. 13. 



Henry Whalley had lands in 1573 and 

 I 578 ; Pal. of Lane. Feet of F. bdlc. 35, 

 m. 83 ; 40, m. 99. 



William Farington in 1588 purchased 

 a messuage from Henry and William 

 Whalley ; ibid. bdle. ^o, m. 174. 



^ A number of Charnocks occur in 

 144^ and later; Pal. of Lane. Plea R. 

 6, m. 5 ; 10, m. 42. 



Henry de Whittle in 1363 claimed 

 land in Euxton as son of William son of 

 Robert the Greve and Alice his wife. 

 Richard the Greve was defendant ; De 

 Banco R. 416, m. 383 d. 



1" From a fine of 1418 John de Lan- 

 caster seems to have had two messuages, 

 80 acres of land, &c., in Euxton, which 

 were In that year given to John dc Clayton 

 of Brindic and Joan his wife for llfe'^ 

 Final Cone, iii, 77. 



Richard Lancaster died in 1535 holding 

 lands in Euxton which had been granted 

 by Thomas, his father, to trustees for the 

 benefit of younger sons ; they were held 

 of the Prior of St, John by a rent of 6d. ; 

 Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. vil, no. 11. 

 A similar statement was made after the 

 death of Richard Lancaster, son of 

 Richard ; ibid, x, no. 21. 



Thomas Lancaster, son and heir of 

 Richard the younger, leased his messuage 



21 



and land in Runshaw in 1563 to Richard 

 Charnock the elder and Ellen his wife, 

 and, the rent falling into arrear, he took 

 possession about 1582. Charnock after- 

 wards re-entered Into one part called 

 Claik's field. See Duchy of Lane. Plead. 

 Eliz, cxxvi, L 7. See also Pal. of 

 Lane. Feet of F. bdle. 56, m. 18. 



^' The family is often mentioned, but 

 no particulars can be given. A number 

 of the sons became Benedictine monks ; 

 Trans. Hist. Soc. (new scr.), xiii, 131, &c. 



Edward Farnworth of Runshaw in 

 1 71 7 registered his estate in Euxton as a 

 * Papist ' ; its value was ^^77 5^. 6d. a 

 year; Engl. Cath. Non-jurors, 107. Later 

 Edward Farnworth (perhaps the same) 

 mortgaged Littlewood ; Piccopc MSS. 

 (Chet. Lib.), iii, 256, from R. 7 of Geo. II 

 at Preston, 



^'' Edward Robinson of Euxton occurs 

 in the list of freeholders in 1600 ; Misc. 

 (Rec. Soc. Lanes, and Ches.), I, 245. 



He was the grandfather of Major 

 Edward Robinson, an active Parliamen- 

 tarian, and supposed author of the Dis- 

 course of the War in Lanes, printed by the 

 Chetham Society (vol. Ixli.). He bought 

 an estate in Euxton about 1652 and built 

 the house at Higher Buckshaw. Sec the 

 account of him in W. Beamont's intro- 

 duction to the Discourse ; a view of the 

 house is given. 



The will of Edward Robinson of 

 Chorley, dated i68r, shows that he had 

 Buckshaw in Euxton, lands in Newton- 

 wlth-Scales, Whittinghnm, Halghton, 

 Durton, and Whittle-le- Woods. He names 

 Edward Parr of Eccleston as a son-in-law ; 

 his grandson (and apparently his heir) 

 was Edward Robinson, his wife was 

 named Jane, and lie had children : 

 Edward (deceased), Ricliard and Lucy ; 

 Piccope MSS. xlv, 93. Edward Robin- 

 son had a seat and burial-place In Chorley 

 Church, and was buried there 7 Jan. 

 1680-1 ; Wilson, Chorleys of Chorley, 18, 

 61. Proceedings in 1693-5 ^" respect of 

 a mortgage give the succession as Edward 

 -5. John (married Alice) -s. Thomas ; 

 Exch. Dep, 83, 89. Thomas had had an 

 elder brother Edward. 



Higher Buckshaw afterwards belonged 

 to the Townley Parkers of Cuerden, and 

 was sold to Col. T. R. Crosse of Shaw 

 Hill ; Leyland Reg, (Rec. Soc. Lanes, and 

 Ches.), 24 note, 



13 Dugdale, Fisit. (Chet. Soc), 247 ; 

 sec also War in Lanes, p. xxxii. 



