Places: Hutton

HUTTON

The township of Hutton was part of the parish of Penwortham. Although much of the land in the parish had been owned by the priory of Penwortham until 1539, the manor of Hutton had belonged to Cockersand Abbey although part of the tithes was claimed by Evesham Abbey, the parent house of Penwortham Priory. Lytham Priory also held lands in Hutton.

After the dissolution of Cockersand the manor of Hutton was granted to Lawrence Rawsthorne in 1546. It is possible that he sublet it, or part of it, as Thomas Cuverden (or Cuerden) claimed in 1551 to be farmer of all the tithes of the township. However, there were several disputes between the Rawsthornes and their neighbours concerning Hutton.

Much of the area of the township comprised low land along the River Ribble, some of which is tidal. The farmed land was mostly pasture.

Field names 

named in EDC 5/12/2 –
the thre acres

Sources: 

‘The parish of Penwortham’, in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6, ed. William Farrer, J Brownbill( London, 1911), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol6/pp52-56 [accessed 9 January 2025]

‘Townships: Hutton’, in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6, ed. William Farrer, J Brownbill( London, 1911), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol6/pp67-69 [accessed 9 January 2025]