. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. AMOUNDERNESS HUNDRED PRESTON Apart from the lords of the manor there are few records of estates in the combined township,48 and in most cases the owners of them did not reside there. A branch of the Hoghton family, however, was in the 17th century resident in Grimsargh, and in 1653 William Hoghton, a ' delinquent,' whose estate had been ordered for sale by the Parliament, desired to compound, but was too William Elston and William Hoghton in 1631 paid £10 each, having refused Several estates of Grimsargh
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. AMOUNDERNESS HUNDRED PRESTON Apart from the lords of the manor there are few records of estates in the combined township,48 and in most cases the owners of them did not reside there. A branch of the Hoghton family, however, was in the 17th century resident in Grimsargh, and in 1653 William Hoghton, a ' delinquent,' whose estate had been ordered for sale by the Parliament, desired to compound, but was too William Elston and William Hoghton in 1631 paid £10 each, having refused Several estates of Grimsargh 'Papists' were registered in In connexion with the Church of England a chapel was erected at Grimsargh about 1716 by the efforts of Samuel Peploe, vicar of It was dedi- cated to St. Michael. It was entirely rebuilt in 1868-9 by the Rev. John Cross, brother of the lord of the It had a separate parish assigned to it in The vicars are presented by the vicar of Preston. A Congregational mission was begun in 1903. St. John's College, Grimsargh, is a private adven- ture school for ELSTON Etheliston, 1212; Echelyston, 1284; Echilston, 1285 ; Ethelston, 1297 ; Etheleston, 1301 ; Elston, Elleston xv cent. This township has an area of 961£ acres,1 and in 1901 there was a population of 59. The Ribble forms a large part of the boundary, and in a bend of it there is some low-lying level ground, but the sur- face in general is elevated, rising quickly till over 200 ft. above sea level is attained. There are woods overlooking the river at the eastern end, and the western boundary is formed by a small wooded clough. The principal road runs south from the Preston and Longridge road, through the middle of the township, till it reaches the level tract mentioned ; here is the hamlet of Elston. The land is chiefly in pasture. The soil is clay, loam and alluvial, with subsoil various. The pipe line of the Manchester water supply from Thirlmere passes th
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