. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. LEYLAND HUNDRED ECCLESTON of Wrightington, became the most prominent. Hugh and Richard Dicconson have been named, Thomas son of John Dicconson died in 1597 holding a mes- suage and lands in Eccleston and other property in Euxton and Charnock Richard ; he left a son and heir named John, two years old.^ The principal representative of the family was William Dicconson, who died in 1604 holding a considerable estate in Eccleston, Heskin, Wrightington and other neigh- bouring townships. His heir was his nephew Edward son of Thomas
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. LEYLAND HUNDRED ECCLESTON of Wrightington, became the most prominent. Hugh and Richard Dicconson have been named, Thomas son of John Dicconson died in 1597 holding a mes- suage and lands in Eccleston and other property in Euxton and Charnock Richard ; he left a son and heir named John, two years old.^ The principal representative of the family was William Dicconson, who died in 1604 holding a considerable estate in Eccleston, Heskin, Wrightington and other neigh- bouring townships. His heir was his nephew Edward son of Thomas Dicconson, then forty years of A pedigree was recorded in 1664,'^ by which time Hugh grandson of Edward Dicconson had succeeded to Wrightington.^ Their house, known as Brick Hall, as its name denotes, is a brick-built 17th-century two-story building standing at the north end of the village, with gabled stone-slated roofs and stone quoins, but without any distinctly architectural features. A number of landowners' names may be collected from the inquisitions.^ The freeholders In 1600 were Edward Crane, William Dicconson, William. Brick Hall, the Ancient Seat of the Dicconsons, Eccleston Randlc de Dacre in 1327 made an ex- change with, the same Adam son of William dc Eccleston who in 1333 gave lands to his son John on his marriage, and made a settlement of his estate. In 1359 he exchanged Ravcnsacre for Sheepflat Carr with Thomas son of Roger de Tunstall, and in 1369 he released to Henry dc Ugnall certain lands, including some in Kirkmeadow, appertaining to i oxgang of land. Robert son of John de Eccleston in 1380—1 made a settlement of his lands, and is again named in 1393—4. ]°^^ son of Robert Eccleston was eighty years old in 1468 ; his son Thomas had in 1456-7 been married to Joan daughter of Edward Charnock, but was dead in 1469. Hugh son and heir of Thomas Eccleston in 1488 made a lease to William his brother. Robert de Eccleston had a lease of a tenement in 1446
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