5,136
edits
(seo paragraph; internal link) |
No edit summary |
||
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
== Chapelry History == | == Chapelry History == | ||
GREAT ECCLESTON, ''' | GREAT ECCLESTON, a township '''chapelry''', in the parish of [[St Michael on Wyre, Lancashire|St. Michael upon Wyre]], union of Garstang, hundred of Amounderness, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 7 miles southwest of Garstang. The ecclesiastical district of Eccleston includes also Little Eccleston, Larbrick, and Elswick. The church, dedicated to St. Ann, stands on Copp Hill; it was built in 1723. There is a place of worship for '''Wesleyan Methodists''', and a '''Roman Catholic''' chapel.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., ''[http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50939#s4 A Topographical Dictionary of England]'' (1848), pp. 139-144. Adapted. Date accessed: 16 March 2012.</ref> | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == |
edits