. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE ceeded.^*' HINDLET HJLL, as the residence of the Hindleys was called, became the property of James, a younger son of Robert Dukin- field of ; In the 18th century it was acquired by the Leighs of Whitley Hall, Wigan, and Sir Robert Holt Leigh lived here till his death in *^ His estates then passed for life to his cousin Thomas Pemberton, who took the name of Leigh, and made Hindley Hall his residence ; he was raised to the peerage as Baron Kingsdown in 1858.^^ After his death in 1867
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE ceeded.^*' HINDLET HJLL, as the residence of the Hindleys was called, became the property of James, a younger son of Robert Dukin- field of ; In the 18th century it was acquired by the Leighs of Whitley Hall, Wigan, and Sir Robert Holt Leigh lived here till his death in *^ His estates then passed for life to his cousin Thomas Pemberton, who took the name of Leigh, and made Hindley Hall his residence ; he was raised to the peerage as Baron Kingsdown in 1858.^^ After his death in 1867 it passed by the will of. Hindley. Azure d hart lodged argent. Sir R. H. Leigh to Mr. Roger Leigh, the present owner.^* The Knights Hospitallers held lands here from an early period.^* One of the ancient families here was that of Occleshaw, In 1246 Richard son of William recovered 8 acres in Aspull from Gilbert de Barton, Henry de Occleshaw, and Hugh his brother.^® Thirty years later the prior of St. John of Jerusalem was claimant against John de Occleshaw and another ; *^ and John de Occleshaw and Henry his brother occur in 1291.^® Afterwards Occleshaw was acquired by the Ince family.^^ Yet another early family was that of Gidlow, whose residence was long known as GIDLOW HALL. In 1291 Robert de Gidlow was a freeholder in Aspull,^^and the name occurs frequently down to the 17th century,^^ son Robert, then about twenty-four years of age, appearing and renouncing his title ; Duchy Plead, ill, 69. Roger's son Robert, one of the * gentle- men of the better sort' who were ' soundly affected in religion' in 1590 (Gibson, Lydiate Hall^ ^46)> was living at the Visitation of 1613 (p. Ii8), and his will was proved in 1620. Roger Hindley was assessed to the subsidy in 1622, and refusing I knighthood compounded in 1631 ; Misc. \ Rec. Soc. Lanes, and Ches.), i, 162, 216. ^0 It appears from the Wigan Registers that he had several children ; his wife Alice died in Jan. 1624-5 5 Roger Hi
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