(26) WILLIAMSONS ADVERTISER October 1797

To be sold by auction at Mrs Murphy's The Star and Garter in Paradise St. Liverpool on Wednesday 22nd November next at Four o'clock in the afternoon

Lot 1 A Capital Estate, part freehold and part copyhold of Inheritance called THE HOLT Otherwise Brettargh Holt in Little Woolton in the County of Lancaster. Also a small estate Copyhold of Inheritance consisting of a Mansion House, stables, barns, and other buildings and 180 acres of arable, pasture and meadow land all lying in a Ring Fence. In a very pleasant and agreeable neighbourhood within 6 miles of Liverpool, 3 of Prescot, and 10 of Warrington. A consistant stream of water sufficient in the driest season to work a mill requiring great power, runs through the larger estate, which is capable of great improvement, having plenty of marl, and under most part there is supposed to be coal.

The HOLT ESTATE is in the possession of the owner Mr William Dobb and may be entered upon immediately and the CRABTREE ESTATE at Candlemass. The Freehold parts of the HOLT are subject to a yearly chief rent of 1s 6d; and the Copyhold parts of the same estate to a yearly rent of 12s 1d; to the Lady of the Manor of Little Woolton. The CRABTREE estate is also subject to a small yearly rent.


(27) Liverpool Mercury July 1799

At Mrs Dentons……….

(Lot 1) A close of land in Much Woolton called Doe Park containing 2 ½ acres of the measure of 8 yards to the perch.

(Lot 2) Two closes called 'SANDFIELDS' containing about 1 ½ acres of the like measure.

(Lot 3) Another close called the 'Out Lane' containing ½ acre of the like measure.


(28) GORE GENERAL ADVERTISER 17 April 1800

To be sold by Auction at the house of Henry Forshaw the Globe Tavern, John Street, Liverpool on Monday 12 May 1800


The Valuable Freehold Estate of COCKSHUT in the township of Little Woolton about 5 miles from Liverpool consisting of a good and substantial farm house with suitable outbuildings and about 62a 1r 2p of land of the statute measure in a high state of cultivation now in the possession of William Roby as tenant thereof under a lease which will expire on the 11 May

On this estate there is a considerable quantity of valuable old and young timber.

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