Honour of Clitheroe

1. 17th cent.

Volume of contemporary copies of documents relating to the composition of the crown and the copyholders of the Newhold in the forests of Rossendale, Pendle, Accrington and Trawden, 1547-1618; includes rental of Oakenheadwood, Goldshawbooth, Loveclough, Wolfenden, Gaodshaw, Newalhey, Hodlesdon, Bacup. Gambleside, Dedwen Clough, Tustead, Roughlee, Barley Booth, Whitley Booth, Barrowford and Rushton Thorns, Cowpe, Musbury, Wolfendenbooth, and Higham Booth in the forest of Rossendale, 1609; rental of Wycoller, Trawden and Emmott Moor in the Forest of Trawden, 1609; rental of Antley and Freerhill, Baxtonden, Cowhouses, High Riley and Laund in the Forest of Accrington, 1609; award ordering that copyholders of the Forest of Pendle should grind their corn at mills of Sir Richard Townley in Burnley, Padiham or Carr, 1547.

2. 20 Nov. 1668

Contemporary copy of copyhold customs of the manors forming the honour of Clitheroe [Tottington, Chatburn, Worston and Pendleton, Accrington, Ightenhill, Colne, forests of Trawden and Pendle and wapentake of Blackburn]; includes table of fees.