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"Mrs. Parker's Settlements" - Extwistle etc,

date: 1816, 19. & 20. Dec
Lease for 1 year & DUPLICATE and RELEASE & SETTLEMENT prior to the MARRIAGE of Robert Townley Parker of Cuerden and Royle, Lancs., esq., and Harriet Brooke, spinster, aged 19 years, youngest daughter of Thomas Brooke of Church Minshull, esq., between (1) The said R. T. Parker, (2) the said T. Brooke, (3) the said Harriet Brooke, (4) Sir Richard Brooke of Norton Priory, Bt., and Henry Hoghton of Hoghton and of Walton-le-dale, Lancs., esq., (5) John Ireland Blackburne of Hale, Lancs., esq., and John Baskervyle Glegg of Gayton, esq., and (6) Henry Brooke of Church Minshull, esq., o. s. of said T. Brooke, and Robert Master of Croston, Lancs., esq., whereby the said R. T. Parker Releases on Trusts to said Sir R. Brooke and H. Hoghton -----

................and the Capital Messuage or Mansion House called EXTWISTLE HALL and its demesne and demesne lands, coppices and other lands, and the appurtenances, in BRIERCLIFFE with EXTWISTLE (60a. 2r. 7p. of customary measure) now in holding of William Lawrence, and a water corn Mill called EXTWISTLE MILL in BRIERCLIFFE with EXTWISTLE with the toll, kiln, suit, soken, mulcture and appurtenances belonging thereto now in tenure of Daniel Parker, also a Capital Messuage or Mansion House called Netherwood and the demesne and the demesne and other lands thereto belonging in BRIERCLIFFE with EXTWISTLE (49a. 2r. 8p. of like measure) now in tenure of William Dent, also a Capital Messuage or Mansion House called Monk Hall and the demesne and demesne and other lands thereto belonging in BRIERCLIFFE with EXTWISTLE now divided into the following tenements, viz: Lower Monk Hall and Shay Lane (39a. 3r. 34p.) in tenure of William Hanworth; Higher Monk Hall (15a. 2r. 23p.) in tenure of Thomas Whitaker; Middle Monk Hall (11a. 0r. 30p.) in tenure of William Hanworth, jun.; Hawks House (1a. 0r. 30p.) in tenure of James Hanworth; Beardale Hall (18a. 1r. 39p.) in tenure of Thomas Heap; Lea Green (27a. 2r. 28p.) in tenure of Daniel Parker; and Proctor Coat (12a. 3r. 16p.) in tenure of Banastre Parker, and also a cottage and garden in tenure of Henry Todd, also the Capital Messuage or Mansion House called High Halstead and its lands in WORSTHOME, Lancs., (34a. 3r. 11p. of customary measure) now in tenure of James Smith, and also a messuage or tenement in WORSTHOME called Swindens (11a. 0r. 17p. of like measure) heretofore in occupation of Robert Halstead and now in tenure of William Knowles, and also a Capital Messuage or Mansion House called Royle with the demesne and demesne and other lands and hereditaments thereto belonging in BURNLEY and/or the Forest or Chase of PENHILL alias PENDLE, Lancs., (62 customary acres) and the appurtenances, now in possession of Joshua Fielden, and a messuage and tenement with appurtenances in BURNLEY called Cranshawe alias Crankshaw now also in tenure of said J. Fielden containing (with a close now let to Joseph Massey) of about 10 acres) 47 customary acres and the appurtenances, also freehold messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments with their appurtenances in BURNLEY and/or HABERGHAM EAVES and/or LITTLE IGHTONHILL, Lancs., called Clifton or Clifton Tenement, Smith's, Hoppy's alias Butterworth's, Whittle Field and Spencer's (in all 128 customary acres) and their appurtenances, now in the possession or occupation of Robert Taylor, Richard Clegg, Joseph Massey and William Beanland as tenants or farmers, also freehold messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments in BREARCLIFFE alias BRIERCLIFFE, Brearcliffe Town Field, BURNLEY and COCKIEN, all in Lancs., call 1 the Hardhouse (31a. 0r. 13p.) in tenure of William Whittaker, Shor Tenement (20a. 2r. 27p.) in tenure of Richard Whittaker, Black house Lane (25a. 1r. 27p.) in tenure of William Halstead, Hanson's Tenement (11a. 2r. 33p.) in tenure of William Halsted, and Cockden (9a. 2r. 17p.) in tenure of John Greenwood, jun., .....................
Copyright John A Clayton
Barrowford