Hollinshead Hall
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The ruins of Hollinshead Hall
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 Location within Blackburn with Darwen
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| Location | , Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 53°40′32″N 2°30′38″W / 53.6756°N 2.5105°WCoordinates: 53°40′32″N 2°30′38″W / 53.6756°N 2.5105°W |
Hollinshead Hall was a manor house close to the village of , Lancashire. It is unclear whether the hall was originally the manor house of , or if Hollinshead was indeed a manor in its own right alongside and Livesey. The ruins of the hall are situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the village.
The main features of the site consist of the ruins of the late 18th century hall and Gardens, and the associated barn and stables. To the south of here are the remains of the farmhouse and farm buildings, and at the south-east side of the enclosed garden is a Well house, The only structure on the site which remains standing today.
The name "Hollinshead hall" is presumed to come from the Hollinshead family who are said to have built the hall at some point before the 14th century and from the Manor of Hollinshead itself, however sources to verify this are being awaited. To date the earliest record of Hollinshead hall seems to appear in 1311 (where?), Although it is probable the hall did indeed exist before then. One theory (which?) suggests that the name Hollinshead hall does not come from a family name at all but rather from a corruption of "Holy Head", an early name given to the manor in the 14th century, which in turn is derived from an earlier unknown Saxon place name given due to the topography and the presence of the noted Spring fed Holy well (A term itself derived from the Anglo-Saxon toponym haeligewielle). The name Tockholes itself is also of Saxon/Viking origin and there is strong archaeological evidence of early settlement (in what form?)
The manor has been in the possession of a number of noted Lancashire families.
The earliest record as to the origins of Hollinshead Hall appear in a 14th-century document. It records that in 1311 a John de Radcliffe, a member of the noted Lancashire de Radcliffe family, was owner of “100 Acres in the place called Holinhead, In Tokholes…”.
In 1380 the manor of “le Holyhead In Tokholes” consisted of one messuage, 6 acres (24,000 m2) of arable land, 20 acres (81,000 m2) of meadow and 60 acres (240,000 m2) of pasture.
In 1498 the manor was held by Sir Alexander de Hoghton a member of the Noble Lancashire Hoghton Family of Hoghton Tower.
By 1641 it had technically become the property of Charles I of England before then being rented to an Edward Warren in 1662, who is recorded as paying 2 shillings yearly rent for "The Hollinhead". The hall is presumed to have remained with the Warren's until 1761.
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