Heskin is a small village and
civil parish of the
Borough of Chorley in
Lancashire, England. According to the
United Kingdom Census 2001 it has a population of 883 increasing to 898 at the 2011 Census.This increased to 906 at the 2021 Census.
Etymology
The name ''Heskin'' is of
Brittonic origin.
As with
Haskayne
Haskayne is a small village in the county of Lancashire, England, and on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. It is to the north of Downholland Cross on the A5147 and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
The village is in Downholland civil parish, a ...
,
the first element is ''hesg'' meaning "sedge" (c.f.
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...
''hesg'',
Gaelic ''seisg'').
This is suffixed possibly with ''-īn'', an adjectival and toponymic suffix.
Architecture
Heskin Hall
Heskin Hall
Heskin Hall is a manor house in Heskin, Lancashire, England. Construction began on the present hall in 1545 making it a Tudor building which has been designated a Grade I listed building by Historic England.
History
In 1506 the lands were s ...
dates back to 1548.
[Heskin Hall Antique Centre (2009) "Heskin Hall History", (Taken from the History Sheet published by the owners of the property)] The last people to occupy the hall as a residential home were
Lord Lilford
Baron Lilford, of Lilford in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for Thomas Powys, who had previously represented Northamptonshire in the House of Commons. His grandson, the third Baron, ...
and his fourth wife in the 1960s. Since then the hall has been used commercially for antique sales, and other uses including Blackburn College who have used it for training and educational purposes. The hall is now registered as a venue for weddings and civil ceremonies and has a restaurant to cater for the visitors to the Antique Centre and Garden Centre which opened in 2010.
Ghosts
The hall is said to be haunted by a young Catholic girl, and an older man. The pair are thought to be from the time of
Oliver Cromwell who stayed at the hall on his travels. The young girl is said to have been sacrificed by a Catholic priest, who hanged her as a sign that he had converted from Catholicism to Protestantism.
Civil war soldiers where not convinced of his conversion so they hanged him from the same spot as the young girl. Lady Lilford's guests in the 1960s are said to have swiftly departed from the house during a dinner party after experiencing a ghostly appearance of a resident ghost during their stay.
[Karl, J (2006) "Haunted Placesof Lancashire - Heskin Hall", Pages 43-44.]
Geography
See also
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Listed buildings in Heskin
Heskin is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It contains 17 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or ...
*
Bob Gregson
Bob Gregson (21 July 1778–November 1824) billed as "The Lancashire Giant" was a bare-knuckle fighter of the early 19th-century. He was a boxing champion, ferry captain and the owner of a chophouse in Holborn in London. A bust of Gregson is ...
(1778-1824),
bare-knuckle fighter
Bare-knuckle boxing (or simply bare-knuckle) is a combat sport which involves two individuals throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time without any boxing gloves or other form of padding on their hands. It is a regulated ...
born in the village
References
External links
Heskinchorley.gov.uk
Heskin Hall
Geography of Chorley
Villages in Lancashire
Civil parishes in Lancashire
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