. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. WEST DERBY HUNDRED WIGAN in the French wars, and died i6 March 1372-3 ;" and to the latter's granddaughter Maud, who married John Lovel, fifth Lord Lovel of ; She. Holland. Azuri semel de lis a lion ram- pant guardant argent. a/XAA fXPJUX OAAA Lovel. Barry nebu- lie nf six or and gules. survived her husband, and died 4 May 1423, holding the manor of Upholland of the king as Duke of Lancaster in socage by the ancient rent of I is. ; also the manors of Halewood, Walton in West Derby, Nether Kellet, half of


. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. WEST DERBY HUNDRED WIGAN in the French wars, and died i6 March 1372-3 ;" and to the latter's granddaughter Maud, who married John Lovel, fifth Lord Lovel of ; She. Holland. Azuri semel de lis a lion ram- pant guardant argent. a/XAA fXPJUX OAAA Lovel. Barry nebu- lie nf six or and gules. survived her husband, and died 4 May 1423, holding the manor of Upholland of the king as Duke of Lancaster in socage by the ancient rent of I is. ; also the manors of Halewood, Walton in West Derby, Nether Kellet, half of Samlesbury, Orrell, and a quarter of Dalton, burgages in Wigan and Lancaster, and lands in Aughton, Cuerdley, and Ditton. The other estates had descended to her father Robert's brother John, as heir male, and he was succeeded by Henry Holland, Duke of Exeter.'^ Lady Lovel's son John having died in 1414 Upholland was inherited by her grandson William, seventh Lord Lovel and fourth Lord Holland. It descended on his death in 1455 to his son John, Lord Lovel, who died ten years later, and then to the latter's son and heir Francis, created Viscount Lovel in 1483. Adhering to the cause of Richard III he had many oiEces and honours bestowed upon him ; but was attainted by Henry VII in 1485 and his honours and lands were forfeited. Two years later he fought on the Yorkist side at the battle of Stoke, and was either killed there or died soon afterwards.*' Upholland and the other forfeited manors were retained by the Crown until 25 February 1488-9, when they were granted to Thomas, Earl of Derby, with the lands and manors of other Yorkists.'' It continued to descend with Lathom and Knowsley until 1717, when it was sold by Lady Ashburnham, as heir of William, the ninth earl, to Thomas Ashhurst of Ashhurst in Dalton.'' In 1751 Henry Ashhurst sold it to Sir Thomas Bootle of Lathom,'" and it has since descended with his manors, the Earl of Lathom being the present ; After the


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