. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. WEST DERBY HUNDRED WIGAN age. The tenure is stated ' as in free socage, by a rent of three pepper-corns' in the inquisition after the death (1595) of Robert Langton, who was succeeded by his son Philip, then aged twenty-six.^' Robert Langton of the Lowe, a justice of the peace but of 'mean living,' was in 1590 reported to be * well affected in religion' ; he had spoiled his estate and used ' bad company.'" At the same time Edward Langton of Hindley, one of the ' gentlemen of the better sort,' and perhaps a brother of Rob
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. WEST DERBY HUNDRED WIGAN age. The tenure is stated ' as in free socage, by a rent of three pepper-corns' in the inquisition after the death (1595) of Robert Langton, who was succeeded by his son Philip, then aged twenty-six.^' Robert Langton of the Lowe, a justice of the peace but of 'mean living,' was in 1590 reported to be * well affected in religion' ; he had spoiled his estate and used ' bad company.'" At the same time Edward Langton of Hindley, one of the ' gentlemen of the better sort,' and perhaps a brother of Robert, was a 'recusant and thereof indicted.'^^ The head of the family, however, soon reverted to the ancient religion,^^ and Abraham Langton, son and heir of Philip, in 1628, as a convicted recusant, paid double to the subsidy.^* This Abraham Langton, as a ' papist delinquent,' had his estates sold for treason by the Parliament in 1652 ;'^ but appears to have recovered at least a portion of them. He was living, sixty-six years of age, in 1664, when he recorded a pedigree at the Visitation.*** His son Philip, then aged thirty-six, succeeded him, and was tried in 1694 for participa- tion in the Lancashire Plot.^® Very shortly after- wards he was succeeded by his son Edward Langton," who as a 'papist' registered his estate in 1717.*^ Edward died without issue in 1733, leaving his pro- perty to Catherine his wife for life and to nephews and nieces named Pugh. Wil- liam Pugh had Hindley, and his nephew and heir, Edward Philip Pugh of Coetmor in Carnarvonshire, sold the manor of Hindley and the Lowe Hall estate to the Duke of Bridgewater, the Earl of Ellesmere being the present owner.*^ The Culcheth moiety of the manor descended to Tho- mas Culcheth, who died about 1744 ; by his will it passed to the TrafFords of Croston.^" Among the other early families of the place may be named Nlghtegale,^' Barker," and Harper.*'. Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere. Argent a lion rampant gu
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