. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. LEYLAND HUNDRED PENWORTHAM. Pennington of Mlincas- tcr. Or Jii'e Jtisi.'s in fesse azure. tributed for lands in Howick with Farington : Sir Henry Farington, John Cheshire, William Woodcock and Thomas Aynscough.' In 1564 the names were Peter Farington and John John Cheshire and William Foster were free- holders in 1600,' and in 1628 a number of landowners contributed to the subsidy for Farington and Howick.'* In an agreement as to an in- closure of the commons in 1713a fourth part was allotted to Henry Fleetwood of
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. LEYLAND HUNDRED PENWORTHAM. Pennington of Mlincas- tcr. Or Jii'e Jtisi.'s in fesse azure. tributed for lands in Howick with Farington : Sir Henry Farington, John Cheshire, William Woodcock and Thomas Aynscough.' In 1564 the names were Peter Farington and John John Cheshire and William Foster were free- holders in 1600,' and in 1628 a number of landowners contributed to the subsidy for Farington and Howick.'* In an agreement as to an in- closure of the commons in 1713a fourth part was allotted to Henry Fleetwood of Pen- wortham as lord of the manor, and the remainder to him and other freeholders, of whom tlie most considerable were Sir William Pennington of Muncaster and Richard Crook of Abram.^ James Barton and James Massey were the largest holders in 1783, and James Barton, Rhodes and Barlow, and Edward PedJer in 1798.^ The Anglican church of St. Paul was built in 1839 ; a separate district was assigned to it in 1843.^ The vicar of Penwortham is patron. There is a Primitive Methodist church. HOWICK Hocwik, 1202 ; Hoghwyk, I 279; Howyke, 1284.; Houghwick (xvi cent.). This wedge-shaped township has an area of 754 acres,* of which about a third lies on the southern shore of the Ribble, below the 25-ft. level. The inland part, about 60 to 80 ft. above sea level, is flat and featureless. The population in 1901 num- bered loi. The road from Penwortham to Ormskirk crosses the middle of the township, and from it a road leads north-west to the village or hamlet, situate on the higher land overlooking the Ribble. The West Lancashire Railway crosses the extreme south-east corner. There were only eighteen hearths taxed in 1666 ; the largest house had ; The pedestal of an ancient cross is still to be seen by the roadside.'" The soil is mixed, «ith clay subsoil. The land is chiefly in pasture. The manor of HOIf'ICK was part of MJNOR the lands held by Roger of Poitou, and before 1100 h
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