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16th December 2023 at 17:31 #1568
Chris Bennett
Keymaster

Thanks David.

By the way – were you aware of a Lacey’s involvement in Lower Darwen

After the defeat of the Saxons by William the Conqueror, the township (Lower Darwen) became a part of the estate of ‘Henry de Lacey’ (Lord of Clitheroe).

See

http://www.cottontown.org/Housing/Parish%20histories/Pages/A-History-by-Gerald-Schofield.aspx