A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Beaver, Alfred, ii, 574a 

 Becconsall, i, 337, 340 ; chap, ii, 37 n 

 Beche, Margery de la, ii, Ijoa, 204, 



112 « 

 Becher, Capt., ii, 480a, i 

 Beck, Conrad, i, 168 

 Bedall, Nich. of Coventry, ii, 109a 

 Bede, the Venerable, i, 4, 263 

 Bedford, i, 324, 329, 363 n ; ii, 346, 



548 ; castle, i, 305 ; Grammar 



School, ii, 574^ 

 Beechey, St Vincent, ii, 614a, 6 

 Beeston Castle, i, 306 

 Beetham, ii, 180 ; manor of, ii, 181 

 Beetham, Thorn, de, i, 303, 304, 



368 ; Ralph de, ii, 157(5, n, 144^ ; 



family of, ii, 26, 368 

 Beethams of Bryning and Kella- 



mergh, family of, ii, lo8a 

 Beethom, Rev. John, ii, 567^, 568a, t 

 Beetles, see Coleoptera 

 Bekanesgill, Vale of, ii, 1 14a 

 Belaugh (Norfolk), i, 350, 351; 



manor of, i, 355 

 Belfield John of, li, 139a 

 Bell — , ii, 384* ; Elizabeth, ii, 616* ; 



John ii, 478a; Roger, ii, i2oi ; 



Thorn., ii, 396^, 397a ; W., ii, 



494a ; Will, of Huyton, ii, 67 

 Bell alias Burton, John, ii, 58 

 Bellfirae, Belehem, Belesme, Rob. 



de, i, 315 ; ii, 184, I96« 

 Bell-foundries, ii, 364, 365 

 Bellhouse — , ii, 467a 

 Beimels, Rich, de, see London, 



bp. of, i, 367 

 Belmont, BeUmount, i, 1 1 ; ii, 498a 

 Benedictines, the order of, ii, 27, 



102, 104, i66i 

 Benesing the Hold, i, 258 

 Bentham, ii, 43, 462, i8o« 

 Bentham, Will., ii, 156* 

 Bentinck, Lord Geo., ii, 480* 

 Bennet — , ii, 70 ; Job, ii, 81 ; John, 



ii, 82, 84 

 Bent Hall, ii, 393a 

 Berdeshaw, ii, 458, 460 n 

 ' Berdeshagh,' see Berdeshaw 

 ' Berdeswurthgrave,' ii, 419 

 Berdshaw Booth, ii, 459 

 Beri, see Bury 

 Berkhampstead, ii, 201 ; castle, ii, 



203 « 

 Bernevill, Hawise, dau. of Emery 



de,i,37i«; Maud, dau. of Emery 



de, i, 37i« 

 Beron, see Byron 



Bersham Iron Works (nr. Wrex- 

 ham), ii, 363* 

 Berthollet (a French chemist), ii, 



352*, 398^ 

 Bertwistle, James, ii, 497^ 

 Beshe (Beck), Stephen, ii, 50 

 Besom Hill, i, 215, 228, 251 

 Bessemer, — , ii, 353a, 373a 

 Beswick, i, 326 k, ii, 349 

 Beswick, Chas., ii, 586* ; Rich., ii, 37 

 Beverley, ii, 115a, 127a; precentor 



of, ii, 145a 

 Bewsey, i, 346, 347; ii, 283, 298, 



502a, 52S, 547 ; manor of, i, 348; 



Tudor house at, ii, 548 ; Valley, 



1,32 

 Bexley, monastery of, ii, 139a, « 

 Bex^\7k, Alex., ii, 579a, 581* ; 



Hugh, ii, 578.5, 579a, 580^, 581a, 



5S2a, 584a; Joan, ii, ^Soi, 581a, 



5S2, 584a; John ii, 578*, 579*; 



Ri :h., ii, 579^, 580*, 581/5 ; Rob , 



ii, 581* 



Beyer, Chas., F. ii, 373a 

 Beyer, Peacock & Co., li, 373a 

 Bibbv, J. H., ii, 473a, i, 474* 

 Bibby-Hesketh, C. H., ii, 497a 

 Bickershaw Hall, i, 251 ; ii, 548 

 Bickerstaffe, ii, 346, 366*, 404a, 



472a, 477* ; Moss, i, 44* 

 Bickerstaffe, Bickerstath, Marg., ii, 



618a ; fam. ii, 456 

 Biddle, John, ii, 68 

 Bidston church, i, 347 

 'Biestorp,' i, 321 

 Bigby (Lines.), i, 328 

 Biggar Bank, i, 47a 

 Bigland, Geo., ii, 617*; Hen., ii, 



61 7^ ; James, ii, 463 

 Bigod, Roger, i, 305 

 Bilion, Ranulf, i, 337 

 Billingahoth, nr. Whalley, ii, 176 

 Billinge, i, 56 «, 366; ii, 176/1, 349, 



3S6a, 6i6a, 617a; chap., ii ; 



48; Chapel End, ii, 347, 617a; 



Higher End, ii, 112*, 347, 617a ; 



school at, ii, 617a 

 Bilhngton, i, 304 ; ii, 138*, 176 «, 



336, 462, 463, 464 ; manor, i, 



318 ; ii, I38« ; Moor, i, 8 

 BiUington, Adam de, i, 304 ; Elias 



de, i, 303; Geo., ii, 159*; Nich. 



ii, 139*; Will., ii, 139* 

 Billston, James, ii, 379^. 

 Bilsborrow, ii, 332 

 Bilsborrow, John, see Salford, bp. of 

 Bilsthorpe (Notts.), i, 328 

 Binning, S. J., ii, 475 « 

 Birch, i, 98^, 155a; ii, 65 ; House, 



'i- 554 

 Birch, Thom., ii, 234 ; Capt., ii, 



243 »; Co!., ii, 235, 237 

 Birchcliffe (Yorks.), Baptist church 



of, ii, 77 

 Birchin, John de, i, 319 « 

 Bird, John, ii, 365^; Wentworth, ii, 



599* 



Birds, i, 189 



Birely, Isabel, w. of Thorn., ii, 604*, 

 605a 



Birkdale, i, 30, 53^, 55a, i, 60a, 6ii, 

 62*, 64a, 65a, 66*, 67a, 72(5, 

 73a, *, 74a, 6, 75", i, 76a, 79a, i, 

 82a, 108, 112a, 113a, 114a, i, 

 115^5, ii6a, i, ii8a, 6, iiga, b, 

 I20a, b, I2ia, b, 124a, b, 125a, 

 126a, 128*, 129*, 135a, 149a, 303, 

 335 n ; ii, 346, 349, 476a, 496* ; 

 Park, i, 146*, 152* 



Birkenhead i, lioa, 347; ii, 414*, 

 600a ; priory, ii, 102 « 



Birkett, Edw., ii, 36715 



Birkrigg Common, i, 245, 246, 254, 

 558 



Birkwith, i, 360; ii, 127a 



Birley, Chas. Addison, ii, 470* ; 

 Joseph, ii, 402a ; Hugh Hornby, 

 ii, 402a 



Birmingham, ii, 250, 3077;, 308, 

 352a, 385a, 400* 



Birmingham, Peter de, i, 355 



Birtle cum Bamford, i, 319 « ; ii, 344 



Birtlees, J. E., ii, 499a 



Birtley, Rich, of, ii, nob 



Biscopham, see Bispham 



Biscuit-making, ii, 408 



Bishop, Will., see Chalcedon, bp. of 



Bishop's Wood, ii, 465 



Bispham, i, 71a, 319 n, 340 ; ii, 5 n, 

 II, i68a,*, 288, 332, 338, 499a; 

 chap., ii, 18, i68i5, 169a, 10 «, 

 29«. 37«; church, ii, 11, 353; 

 school at, ii, 561a, 612a 



628 



Bispham, Little, i, 242 



Bispham, Hen. de, i, 370 ; family of, 



■1,368 

 Bitherarghis, see Batterax 

 Black Brow's Coppice, ii, 465 

 Black Clough, i, 11, ;5a 

 Black Death, the, ii, 25, 29, 30,31, 



153*1 '55*, '63a, 199, 204, 205, 



285, 286 

 Blacic Friars, the, ii, 21, 102, 161 

 Black Hall Quarry, i, 7 

 Blackstone Edge, i, 215, 216, 228, 



251; ".553 

 Black Prince, the, ii, 33 

 Black (Niger), William, ii, 130* 

 Blackburn, i, 197* ; ii, 7, I5«, 25 «, 

 66 «, 72 «, 18, 52, 54(5, 56*, 60b, 

 64, 71a, 74, 99, 2'2, 217, 237, 

 250,251, 252, 281,299,301, 30, 



3'2, 313, 317, 319, 320, 325, 336, 

 356a, 370*, 371a, 373(5, 376/, 

 377*, 383*, 39 '*,392'», 396a, 497(5, 

 593; archdeaconry of, ii, 100 ; 

 chantries in, ii, 37, 38, 590a; chap, 

 of, ii, 606a ; chapter of, ii, 99 ; 

 churchof, 1,307, 3l9;ii, 6, 7, 13 «, 

 I4«,i8, 23 «, 138(5; deanery of, ii, 

 6 «, 99, l(X), 29 n, 40 n ; grammar 

 school at, ii, 37, 298, 561a, 569*, 

 590, 591 ; hundred or wapentake 

 of, i, 257,265,303,313,317,326, 

 369; ii, 8, 7', 94, i6i(5, 184, 193, 

 202, 220, 223, 231, 298, 334, 335, 

 336, 337, 349, 350 ; Moor, ii, 291 ; 

 Nonconformity in, ii, 71, 75,80,86, 

 87, 90, 76 «; Park, i, u, 195(5, 

 196a; rectory, ii, 7 «, 13, 18, 

 132a,*, 606a; rectf>r of, ii, 17, 

 18, 50; Roman Cathohc deanery, 

 ii, 95 ; vicarage, ii, 15 ; vicar of, 

 ii, 15 «, 16 «, 28, 3i,i35«, and 

 see Blakeburnshire 



Blackburn, Adam de, i, 303, 319 ; 

 Hen. de, i, 303 ; ii, 274 ; J., ii, 

 248 ; Joan, ii, 198 « ; John de, ii, 

 198 « ; Richard de, i, 319, and see 

 Blakeburn 



Blackburne, — , ii, 472a, 48515 ; Col. 

 Ireland, ii, 483a, i5, 485a, 486a 



Blackburnshire, ii, 136 «, 186 », 455, 

 456 ; chase of, ii, 454-466 ; 

 Forest of, ii, 263, 268, 269, 278 n ; 

 hundred, ii, 454; manor of, ii, 

 211 » 



Blackley, i, 69*, 71a, 72a, 73*, 74a, 

 207, 326«, 329; ii, 61,343,398a; 

 chap, ii, 63 ; manor of, ii, 293 ; 

 Nonconformity in, ii, 69; Park, 

 ii, 463 



Blackpool, i, 26, 32, 39, 44a, 45a, 

 69*, 70a, 71*, 73a, 79a, 80, 88, 

 90, 91, iioa, n6a, 130a, 132/, 

 145, 147*, 148a, i5, 151*, 152a, (5, 

 153a, 156a, 162, 164, 172, 175, 

 1 82(5, 183a, 184a, 18515, 1 86a, b, 

 224,228,229,251; ii, 412(5, 413a, 

 415*, 468a, b, 472a, 496*, 500a, *, 

 61 8a; deanery, ii, 95, and see 

 Shore, South 



Blackrod, i, 224, 229, 251, 292 « ; ii, 

 184 «, 342, 349, 553; granwnar 

 school, ii, 561a, 6o6(5, doyb 



Blackwall, Ric, ii, 98 



Blades, — , ii, 480a 



Blainscough Hall (Coppull), ii, 548 



Blake, Adam de, ii, 1 59a 



Blakeburn, Adam de, i, 372 « ; John 

 de, ii, 419, and see Blackburn 



Blakenham (Suff.\ i, 326«; LiU'.e, 

 ', 326«, 331 



