James de Lostock
James de Lostock | |
|---|---|
 1893 map of Lostock Hall | |
| Born | Early 14th Century |
| Died | Mid to late 14th Century |
| Years active | 1332-1350[1] |
| Known for | Foundation of Lostock's Hall |
| Children | Magote (Margery) |
James de Lostock was an historical figure and land owner in the 14th century, who is accredited to founding the modern day settlement of Lostock Hall, by inheriting 'Lostock's Hall', a manor located in the parish of Walton-le-Dale.[2][3][4][5] The site of the original Hall eventually became the grounds of St Catherine's Hospice.[1][6][7]
Etymology
[edit]The surname 'de Lostock' refers to someone who resides on the River Lostock. Lostock could primarily be a settlement name (see Lostock Hall) and may,[8] like other similar names in Lancashire,[8] be derived from Old English hlōse-, meaning "a pig-sty",[8] and -stoc, "a place, secondary settlement".[8] The name could also be a Brittonic hydronym,[8] derived from lost, chiefly (perhaps metaphorically) meaning "a tail" (Welsh llost).[8] This is suffixed with the nominal suffix -ǭg.[8] A derivative of the aforementioned lost, *lostǭg, perhaps meaning "a beaver" (though note Cornish lostek, "fox") could also underlie the name.[8]
Biography
[edit]Early figures of the family
[edit]An earlier James de Lostock built the original Lostock Hall and resided there in 1212;[7][9] owned by the family during the time of Edward II, it passed down to James de Lostock when he inherited the estate on the River Lostock.[2][3]
His life
[edit]In 1332, Lostock paid 3s towards a subsidy levied on principle freeholders of the area.[2][3] In 1334, James de Lostock, among others were accused by the Abbot of Evesham, William Chiriton that they had taken 100 acres of land from him.[2][3] In 1347, Lostock complained that Robert de Langton the younger, their brother John Langton, and others had taken by force a mill of his in Cuerden; the verdict was given against them.[2][3]
Lostock Hall
[edit]Lostock Hall was originally called Cuerden Green; following its construction it descended to James de Lostock during the reign of Edward II.[10] After his death, Lostock's daughter Magote (otherwise Margery), inherited her father's lands and renamed it as Lostock Hall.[1][10] On 9 December 1369, Margery owed 100 marks to Henry de Walton with it being resolved on 24 June 1370.[11] She later married into the Banastre (or Bannister) family, carrying with her the Lostock estate, as there is a John Banastre of Lostock between 1402 and 1429.[1][2][3][10] In 1548, the Fleetwood family gained control of the property with it being sold by William Fleetwood to Roger Burscough in 1590;[10][3] during the sale, Lostock Hall was referred to as the free fishery in Lostock water.[10][3] Roger's son Peter Burscough inhabited it between 1611 and 1616[10][3] before Andrew Dandy (or Dandie) held it in 1662, having paid 12d to the Lord of Clitheroe for these lands.[10][3]
Andrew Dandy and later his son William inhabited the hall until William's death in 1676.[3] In the early 1700s, the original hall was destroyed by a fire,[1][2][3] with some of the original brickwork used to make a new building in 1764 by William Clayton Esq.[1][2][3] Following William's death it passed to his son George who lived there until his death in 1829; it then passed to George's son William who lived there before moving to the south in the late 1840s.[1][2][3]
Following owners included Robert Orrell Esq. (cotton spinner and manufacturer of Cuerden Mills) between 1847 and 1861; John Bashall Esq. (cotton manufacturer), between 1861 and 1871 and Robert Jackson between 1871 and 1881.[1][2][3] The property was purchased by Harry Dewhurst in the early 1880s and he resided there until moving to Cheshire in 1918;[1][2][3] when he did this the lands were given to the Preston Royal Infirmary so that it could be used as a type of hospital, work began by June 1922.[1][2][3]
The lands that once were Lostock Hall were redeveloped in the 1980s to become St Catherine's Hospice.[1]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "The hall at Lostock, St Catherine's Park, Lostock Hall near Leyland". Lancashire Past. 23 December 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Townships: Walton-le-Dale | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 https://prestonhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/vch-walton-le-dale-pages-2.pdf
- ↑ "Blackburn Hundred, Walton-Dale" (PDF). prestonhistory.com. January 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Council, Lancashire County. "Planning application". Lancashire.gov.uk.
- ↑ "Our story".
- 1 2 "St Catherine's Hospice marks 40 years of compassionate care". Lancashire Evening Post. 11 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ "The Pickerings, Lostock Hall".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lostock Hall Magazine" (PDF).
- ↑ "Debtor: Margery, the daughter of James de Lostock of Walton in the Dale".