. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. Harrington. frttty argent. Sable The Hospitallen had a fair estate from an early time,' and Cockersand Abbey also had land,' which was held of the canons by the Woodward family.' In the 17 th century, however, the Woodwards are stated to have held of the lords of Leyland- shire.' Burscough Priory long held an estate there'; their tenants at the Dissolu- tion were James Standish of Arley and Lawrence Bimson.' From the subdivisions de- scribed it is not surprising to find that a 'manor of Shev- ington' has been claimed by sever
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. Harrington. frttty argent. Sable The Hospitallen had a fair estate from an early time,' and Cockersand Abbey also had land,' which was held of the canons by the Woodward family.' In the 17 th century, however, the Woodwards are stated to have held of the lords of Leyland- shire.' Burscough Priory long held an estate there'; their tenants at the Dissolu- tion were James Standish of Arley and Lawrence Bimson.' From the subdivisions de- scribed it is not surprising to find that a 'manor of Shev- ington' has been claimed by several landowners'âStandish of Standish, Chis- nall, Hesketh and Dicconson of Wrightington. The Ashhursts of Dalton also held lands in the township.' Sir George Stanley made pur- chases in 1562-4.' The Langtree'" and Legh of Lyme" families were land- owners. The landowners contribut- ing to the subsidy of 1542-3 were Nicholas Worthington and Alexander Cattcrall" ; Peter Cattcrall is in I ; The freeholders re- corded in 1600 were Alexander Woodward, Roger Bimson and Nicholas Worthing. Catterall of Crook. .â Izure three maiclei ar- gent. ; Edward Prescott of Shevington had his leasehold estate sequestered by the Parliament for ' delinquency ' during the Civil ; The principal landowners in 1798 were Edward Standish, William Dicconson, Edward Holt and Sir Thomas ; CROOK HALL, the former seat of the Catterall family, stands on low ground on the north bank of the River Douglas about 2 miles below Wigan, and at the extreme south-eastern end of the township. The canal now passes between the house and the river, and the surroundings are desolate and sordid owing to the working of collieries in the immediate neighbourhood. The ground close to the house on the south and east sides often lies for long periods under water, and the building itself, which is let as cottages, has suffered much from decay and damp. On the north and wes
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