BLACKBURN HUNDRED 



WHALLEY 



ornamental domestic architecture in the county," 

 but having fallen into decay, mainly due to mining 

 operations underneath, it was taken down in 1 893. 

 The porch, which went up the full height of the 

 house, had a semicircular-headed doorway, the rooms 

 on the first floor being lit by a large six-light 

 mullioned and transomed window with returns of 

 four lights on each side, and over the door was a 

 sunk and moulded panel with raised letters, inscribed 

 ' Robertus Halstead et Elizabetha uxor ejus. Anno 

 Domini 1638."' The windows to the ground and 

 first floor were all large with transoms and double 

 reveals, and those to the second floor in the gables 

 had ij raised middle light with the heads of the side 

 lights curved inwards — a characteristic of many gable 



windows in this district. Philip Gilbert Hamerton, 

 who at one time resided at The Hollins close by, was 

 of the opinion, ' after studying a great deal of archi- 

 tecture,' that Worsthorne Hall was one of the most 

 harmonious and complete houses of its type that he 

 had ever seen." 



The Legh and Towneley families were early owners 

 in the township." Other names which occur arc 

 Windle,"^ Blackburn," Halliday,^" Barcroft,^' Bir- 

 twisle," WoodrofFe,*' Folds," Hitchon," and East- 

 wood." 



HURSTTVOOD gave a surname to landowners 

 there.*' Tattersall ^ and Ormerod families " had 

 an estate there which by marriage came to Bernard 

 son of John Towneley of Towneley." It descended 



Si" Tram. Burnley Lit. and Scient. Club, 

 t(i893). 



^ Ibid, V, 66. The name is usually 

 given as *Gulielmus Halstead,* having 

 been so copied by the Rev. S. J. Allen, 

 who made a sketch of the house about 

 1835. 



8* Letter dated Autun, 30 Dec. i886. 

 Previously, 6 May, he had written, * The 

 building was always a great favourite of 

 mine, and I used to think that if ever I 

 built 3 house I should like to have Wors- 

 thorne Hall simply copied in stone of its 

 own size.' Quoted by Ormerod, Calder- 

 dale, 109. 



^^ This appears from the lists of 1290, 

 &c. In 1328 Gilbert de Legh obtained 

 from Philip de Clayton and Isabel his 

 wife the fourth part of an oxgang of land 

 in Worsthorne ; Final Cone, ii, 75. John 

 son of Gilbert de Legh was plaintiff in 

 1325, alleging that Robert deHolrenhead 

 and Roger de Windle had committed 

 waste in his land in Worsthorne ; De 

 Banco R. 256, m. 109. 



Alice widow of Gilbert de Legh in 

 1388 held of Richard de Stansfield certain 

 lands, &c., in Worsthorne by dry rent ; 

 Inq. p.m. 11 Ric. II, no. 33. In 1399 

 John de Towneley was said to hold an 

 oxgang of land in Worsthorne of John de 

 Stansfield in thegnage ; Lanes. In^. p.m. 

 (Chet. Soc), i, 157. In 1454 the estate 

 is called a manor ; ibid, ii, 59. No 

 'manor' appears later; in 1608 the 

 tenure was socage ; ibid. (Rec. Soc. Lanes, 

 and Ches.), i, 96. 



Various charters have been preserved, 

 in addition to those already cited. In 

 1306 Adam de Bottin (Bottesdene) gave 

 to John son of Gilbert de Legh all his 

 lands in Bottin and elsewhere in Wors- 

 thorne 5 C 8, 13, B 283. John de 

 Whitaker was a witness. About the 

 same time Oliver de Stansfield granted 

 to John de I^egh a messuage and 2 ox- 

 gangs of land in Worsthorne, together 

 with his part of the mill j ibid, S 99, loi. 

 Gilbert de Legh in 13 15-16 gave to John 

 his son all his right in lands in Hurst- 

 wood obtained by John from Oliver de 

 Stansfield ; ibid, L 178. Robert son of 

 Robert son of Alexander de Worsthorne 

 in 1 3 14 gave to Gilbert de Legh all his 

 land between Holdsyke and Swinden, and 

 between Bottin Clough and Rogerson 

 Dyke; ibid. W loi. In 1342 Mabel 

 widow of Adam de Burnley released to 

 Gilbert de Legh land called Kidplagh 

 between Brome (? Brun) and Worsthorne 

 Wood ; ibid. B 256. 



The minor family of Legh has occurred 

 several times in this and other townships. 

 la 1465 Gilbert son and heir of Lawrence 

 Legh of Clifton released to John Towne- 



ley all his lands In Worsthorne ; Ibid. 

 L 177, 180, T87, 



^^ John de Windle in 1312 confirmed 

 to Gilbert de Legh land the bounds of 

 which began at 'Breck of Water' and 

 went down at the south to touch the 

 land of Gilbert de Ormerod; C 8, 13, 

 W114. In 1314 the same John gave 

 Gilbert parcels in Over Northfield and 

 Bottin Butts and his part (for half an oxgang 

 of land) In the mill of Worsthorne ; ibid. 

 W 116. William son of GeoftVey de 

 Windle about 1332 gave Gilbert de Legh 

 a messuage, &c.. In Worsthorne and 

 Extwistle ; ibid, W 117-18. 



William son of John de Windle was 

 non-suited In a claim against Gilbert de 

 Legh and John his son in 1324—5 ; 

 Assize R. 426, m. 9. 



^^ Matthew son of Matthew de Wors- 

 thorne gave to Adam son of John de 

 Blackburn the homage of Adam son of 

 Matthew de Legh (and ()d. rent), of Robert 

 son of Nicholas (i8i/.), of Gilbert de 

 Hurstwood (2^/.), of Adam son of Ellis 

 {6d.), Henry de Windle (pair of gloves), 

 and Robert de Knavecastle {zd.) ; C 8, 13, 

 W 106. In 1295 Robert son of Robert 

 son of Alexander de Worsthorne granted 

 to Oliver de Stansfield ^d. rent from his 

 part of Thirswallhurst in Worsthorne, 

 which Gilbert de Bottin held of John 

 de Blackburn, lord of Wiswell, or of 

 Adam son of Gilbert de Bottin ; Ibid. 

 W108, 



38 The Hallidays occur above as owners 

 or mesne tenants of one of the quarters of 

 Worsthorne. Lawrence Legh of Clifton in 

 1404 (or 1417) gave to William Halllday 

 of Worsthorne two selions called Clough- 

 lands lying on the Cliff (lying between 

 land formerly of Richard Mocockson of 

 Hurstwood and William's land in the 

 south field of the vill), which William 

 had in exchange for a selion called the 

 Walland (lying between lands of John 

 Hoppay and Richard Hichson in the 

 north field) and for the Fordoland ; 

 C8, 13, L 267, H 242. In 1424-5 

 Roger Banastre of Doncaster and John 

 Robard of Hurstwood gave William 

 Halllday if acres containing ten selions 

 at Hurstwood, Worsthorne, MlUbridge 

 and Colsnapehead ; ibid. B465. 



39 William Barcroft of Barcroft in 

 Cliviger in 1525 held two messuages, 

 &c., in Hurstwood and Worsthorne of 

 Simon Haydock by services unknown ; 

 rent zs. $\d. yearly ; Duchy of Lane. 

 Inq. p.m. vi, no. 39. A later William 

 Barcroft, who died In 1621, was stated 

 to hold his lands in Worsthorne and 

 Hurstwood of the king in socage by -^d. 

 rent ; Lanes. Inq. p.m. (Rec. Soc, Lanes, 

 and Ches.), ill, 401. 



477 



^^ This name occurs in the lists of 

 tenants. Nicholas son of Adam de Blr- 

 twisle about 1356 obtained a writ con- 

 cerning messuages, lands, &c., the fourth 

 part of a mill, and 5^. rent in Hurstwood 

 and Worsthorne ; Dep. Keeper's Rep, 

 xxxii, App. 335. 



"^^ John Woodroffe the elder in 1550 

 obtained two messuages, &c., from Law- 

 rence Townley and Ellen his wife ; Pal. 

 of Lane. Feet of F. bdle. 14, m. 315. 

 The name occurs among the owners In 

 1560. 



■12 William Folds in 1568 made a 

 feoffment of a messuage, &c., in Wors- 

 thorne held by his brother John ; Pal. of 

 Lane. Feet of F. bdle. 30, m. 15. William 

 Folds of Burnley died in 1604 holding a' 

 messuage (called parcel of Walstreams) of 

 the king in socage as of the honor or 

 castle of Clitheroe hy -^d. rent. Richard 

 his sou and heir was aged sixty-four in 

 1617 ; Lanes. Inq. p.m. (Rec. Soc. Lanes, 

 and Ches.), Ii, 62. 



'*3 John Hitchon the elder died In 1614 

 holding his messuage there of the king as 

 of his castle of Clitheroe by -^d. rent. 

 His heir was a son John, aged twenty-four 

 in 1619 ; ibid. Ii, i 50. 



" John Eastwood died In 1640 holding 

 a messuage in Worsthorne of the king in 

 socage, as of his castle of Clitheroe ; his 

 son John was twenty- five years of age ; 

 Duchy of Lane. Inq. p.m. xxix, no. 82. 



^^ Some instances have been given in 

 former notes. 



^^ Michael de Tattersall and Alice his 

 wife in 1370 acquired from Nicholas de 

 Kighley and Joan his wife a messuage 

 and 3 oxgangs of land in Worsthorne and 

 Hurstwood ; Final Cone, ii, 178. 



^' The Tattersall estate afterwards be- 

 longed to John Ormerod, as appears by 

 the lists of tenants already given. 



^^ Simon Haydock and Joan his wife 

 alleged that George Ormerod held a 

 messuage, &c., of them in the time of 

 Henry VIII. It descended to his son 

 John, twelve years of age, who became 

 their ward, and died before attaining his 

 majority. His sister Agnes, also under 

 age, was his heir, but Bernard Towneley 

 in 1550 seized her and married her, 

 by the * maintenance and bearing ' of Sir 

 Richard Towneley, to the loss of the 

 Haydoeks ; Duehy Plead. (Rec. Soc. Lanes, 

 and Ches.), lii, 140. 



Bernard Towneley of Hurstwood died 

 in 1603, having by his wife Agnes (who 

 died in 1587) a son John, aged fifty-five 

 in 1619. He held, in right of his wife, 

 a messuage, &c., of the king as of his 

 castle of Clitheroe in socage by ^d. rent ; 

 Lanes. Inq. p.m. (Rec, Soe. Lanes, and 

 Ches.), ii, 149-50. 



