. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. BLACKBURN HUNDRED and Clitheroe to Walton-le-Dale passes through the township, a lane branching off to Higher Walton. The noted Cuerdale hoard of silver coins was dis- covered in 1840 whilst repairs were being done to the bank of the Ribble a short distance below Cuer- dale Hall.^ Some relics of early man have also been found here.* The township forms part of the ancient parochial chapelry of Low Church or Walton-le-Dale. A wayside cross formerly stood near the centre of the township.^ In 1662 the puture rent for the township
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. BLACKBURN HUNDRED and Clitheroe to Walton-le-Dale passes through the township, a lane branching off to Higher Walton. The noted Cuerdale hoard of silver coins was dis- covered in 1840 whilst repairs were being done to the bank of the Ribble a short distance below Cuer- dale Hall.^ Some relics of early man have also been found here.* The township forms part of the ancient parochial chapelry of Low Church or Walton-le-Dale. A wayside cross formerly stood near the centre of the township.^ In 1662 the puture rent for the township amounted to 3J-. 418'. and was paid by • Richard Coope ^J., Thomas Thornley's tenement ^d., John Smith 3(/., John Marsden 2</., Richard Seedall ^J., George Blakey 4//., Thomas Worthington 21/., John Dave !</., Margaret Bruer, widow, iJ., Abraham Ernshaw iJ., George Coope 2</., Robert Blakey 3a'., paid by the constable jJ. Cuerdale was rated as one plough-land, was charged with the sum of jis. lod. to the subsidy of 1332, and contributed to a ' fifteenth' i is. dd. out of ^37 \s. id. charged upon the hundred.^ The first possessor of whom mention MjiNOR is found was Warine de Kiuerdale, living in the time of Henry II, Richard I and John, of whose charters two have been recorded.^ He had a numerous family, Gilbert, who afterwards held half the manor, and Gospatric, Peter, Richard and Siegrith, to each of whom he seems to have given a share of the remainder. Gilbert eldest son of Warine attested with his son Alexander the charter of Hugh Bussel granting North Meols to the ancestor of the Singleton family, which was also attested by Richard de Vernon the sheriff (1189-94).* Alex- ander son of Gilbert died before 1246, and was father of another Gilbert,^ who was one of the jurors from this hundred at a special county court held at Lan- caster that year.!*" Alexander de Cuerdale son of Gilbert occurs from 1246 to 1284. He acquired various portions of the. Cuerdale. Qu
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