Deeds and Leases: Lancashire: Newton in Makerfield

1. 15 July 1894.

Extract from agreement.

1. Thomas Langton of Walton le Dale, Baron of Newton [in Makerfield]. 2a) Thomas Fletewood of Caldwich, Staffs., esq. b) Richard Fletewood of Penwortham, his brother. 3a) Richard Sherborne,son and heir apparent of Sir Richard Sherborne of Stonyhurst b) John Osbaldeston of Osbaldeston c) Robert Hesketh of Rufforth d) Thomas Barton of Barton in Amounderness e) Bartholomew Hesketh of Newhall f) William Mylwarde of Eton, Derbys. g) Thomas Ashton of Croston h) Thomas Singleton of Broughton, esqs. i) John Newton of Walton le Dale, gent.

Barony of Newton and property in Newton, Lowton, Leigh, Pennington,

Makerfield, Eccles alias Egresfield, Golbourne, Kenyon, Croft, Southwark,

Middleton, Arbury, Houghton, Fernhead, Poulton, Woulston, Holme,

Winwick, Haydock, Ashton, Pemberton, Orrell, Billinge, Winstanley,

Ince, Hindley and Abram, within the fee of Makerfield or parishes of

Warrington, Wigan and Winwick, except the advowson of the rectory of

Wigan to be conveyed to 3*

Consideration: £1,000.

[Printed in Local Gleanings of Lanes, and Chesh. vol. ii, p.l84],

2. Post 1727. Lawyer's file of abstracts of title to property in the barony of Newton in Makerfield:- manor of Newton purchased by Richard Legh [of Lyme] from Sir Thomas and Richard Fleetwood, 28 Feb. l625/6(?) 27

and 29 Oct. 1660; land called Ring Wines and Hearing Butts purchased

by Peter Legh from John Derbyshire, 1 Aug. 164? - 20 Jan. 1687/8(?); house and land purchased by Thomas Legh of Lyme from John Ditchfield, 8 Nov. I692 - 15 Sept. 1693; messuage and land purchased by Peter Legh from Richard Ball, 1 Sept. 1624 -1 May 1703; Pierpoints Tenement purchased by Peter Legh from John Johnson, 22 Feb. 1557 1

and 2 Mar. 1710 /ll(?); Crow Lane House and Green1s Tenement purchased by Peter Legh from Henry and Job. Ashton, 16 and 17 Jan.

1673/4?)- 23 and 24 Dec. 1714; Wood's Tenement and Strong' Cottage

purchased by Peter Legh from Richard Gerrard, 2 Sept. 1654 - 29 Sept. 1727.