Billinge history the book a short history of winstanley hall and estate. The townships are called billingechapelend and billingehigherend. How to find us you will find bispham hall estate on ordnance survey map, sheet 108 liverpool at grid reference sd 523025. Billinge history society as stated in its constitution, are to investigate, compile, preserve and present the history of billinge for the education and gratification of present and future generations of the village, its surrounding municipalities and beyond. Originally, the areas of billinge and winstanley were combined as one manor in the barony of makerfield. We recorded a bang on the master bedroom door at 2. The area, which consists of small settlements and surrounding countryside, includes eleven listed buildings that are recorded in the national heritage list for england. Situated down a narrow access road, bispham hall club is a modern brick building consisting of a large single room that can be split into two. So within the space of just a few years, two ancient families died out in billinge. At the united kingdom census 2001, it had a population of 6,554. Memoranda concerning the family of bispham in great. Browse 47 photo books on billinge and the surrounding area. Bispham hall is a grade ii listed building in orrell, wigan, england.
The entrance to the site is approximately 200 metres from the junction of crank road and the b5206, opposite the main entrance to the former billinge hospital site. B y 2017, the beardwood and billinge areas have undergone large scale changes since 1956. Lancashire bispham hall, billinge, wigan bowley campsite, blackburn cadshaw rocks, between blackburn and bolton cliffs barn, mawdesley denham hill quarry kirkham boys brigade centre guys farm, nr. Wigan archives service leigh town hall, civic square leigh, wn7 1dy. At bispham methodist church we seek to share the love of god through worship, fellowship, service and example. Three ghosts have been seen in the grounds of the 400 year old bispham hall in billinge you can find out more on facebook the official ghost. History of billinge, in st helens and lancashire map and. Bispham hall is to the left of the road near the top, whilst a sketch of the hall fills the bottom left corner. It forms the larger part of the civil parish of billinge chapel end. The average house price in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5 is. House prices in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5 zoopla. Billinge of billinge by harry and marjorie billings, copies of which can be seen at wigan, st helens and billinge libraries. It is the third church on the site and was built in 1883.
To promote interest in and maintain appreciation of the history of billinge, its. We are entirely dependent on input from the local community. Contact us bispham hall club bispham hall clubbispham. These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers. Bisphams of england origin of the name family pedigree bispham manors bispham of billinge upholland priory and church samuel, william, and thomas bispham bispham hall miscellaneous records bisphams of america origin of the family ormskirk and bickerstaffe bickerstaffe meeting records bisphams of massachusetts and barbadoes biographies. Bispham hall, a country house in billinge, wigan disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title bispham. Activities include archery, orienteering, bushcraft, nature walks, willow weaving, bug homes and bug id, apple pressing and herb pots, nest boxes and many more exciting activities. This is the second edition of the work of billinge history society. The history of the billinge family is contained in a remarkable publication. Listed buildings in billinge and winstanley wikipedia.
The share of the bispham family was described as a fourth part even in the 18th century, when it passed by marriage to thomas owen of upholland, and then by his two daughters to holt and edward leigh. Billinge, chapelend, a township and chapelry, in the parish and union of wigan, hundred of west derby, s. See all books memories of billinge read and share your memories of billinge itself or of a particular photo of billinge. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. The early history of the church or all hallows is obscure. Bispham hall club bispham hall clubbispham hall club. Billinge higher end, lancashire genealogy heraldry and history. This estate was sold to william ashhurst of dalton in 1610, and seems to have descended since that time like.
It must have been around november 1999 that my mother gave me a tiny slip of paper on which was typed a request for information about billinge men killed in both world wars. The history of birchley hall and the mission of st. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Billinge photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Billinge hall is a grade ii listed building in rainford, st. Bispham house is a home from home for many groups and has the benefit of a separate lounge, dining room and a versatile activity space. If my people who bear my name, humble themselves and pray and seek my presence and turn from their wicked ways, i myself will hear from heaven and forgive their sins. Originally, the areas of billinge and winstanley were combined as one manor in. Billinge hall is almost certainly the site of the original settlement. Bispham methodist church open to god open to life open to the world open to you our mission at bispham methodist church we seek to share the love of jesus christ through worship, fellowship, service and. Bispham hall is a grade ii listed elizabethan country house in billinge, now. Inclusive outdoor activities and learning for people with additional needs every wednesday 10am12pm at bispham hall scout estate. Haigh hall is a historic country house in haigh, metropolitan borough of wigan, greater manchester, england. Birchley hall, birchley hall billinge, birchley hall care home, birchley hall press, bispham hall, book list, british history, campion decem rationes, canonical penance, catholic christians.
Higher end contains bispham hall and billinge hall, named after the lords of other portions of the manor. Billinge higher end, lancashire genealogy heraldry and. By having a two year development programme, this enabled the club to stay open for its loyal members. Check billinge judo club in billinge, bispham methodist church hall, crank road on cylex and find. Billinge is a village within the metropolitan borough of st helens, merseyside, england. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Mr william kenyon is british and resident in united kingdom. Bispham hall club was originally founded in 1914, with a redevelopment in the 1980s to update the ageing, wooden clubhouse. The largest change has been the huge growth of new housing in the beardwood area with smaller developments in billinge and many significant changes to existing buildings as they have been demolished, modified or had many new usages e.
On a modern ordnance survey map the words higher end appear a good halfmile north of the bispham hall brickworks, but on a glazed and stamped brick i found near the disused brick kilns in 1995 are the words bispham hall orrell wigan. Memoranda concerning the family of bispham in great britain and the united states of america. This page was last edited on 12 november 2018, at 07. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses across the uk. Three ghosts have been seen in the grounds of the 400 year old bispham hall in billinge. The hall was built in 1573 but has been extended since. Bispham hall scout estate, all rights reserved registered charity no. In this work i found mention of another bispham hall, near the town of wigan, about. Bispham all hallows is an ancient parish known as the mother church of blackpool in the union of the fylde,hundred of amounderness, n. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings, roof now gone 1986. Billinge of billinge by harry and marjorie billings, copies of which can be seen at wigan, st helens and billinge. The park had been reduced by the late19thcentury and the wooded area to the south of the hall greatly increased.
This company officer is, or was, associated with at least 14 company roles. That recorded history goes back to the angles settling the area around 550 ad. Both are closely situated in crank road but only billinge hall lies in that part known as sheley brow, billinge. He later extended his holdings by buying the following estates. History bispham high school was formerly an all girls school, founded in the 1950s.
Marys, birchley, in billinge, lancashire, by john giblin. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Orrell and billinge have a combined resident population of 12,363 which represents 3. We currently deliver sessions for community groups, disability groups, dementia cafes and community fun days at various locations across the borough and at bispham scout estate in. The billinge blog is the place to promote local events, share your opinions on future and rumoured developments and ask questions about all things. Bispham hall club bispham hall clubbispham hall club the. Old photos of bispham, lancashire browse nostalgic, historic local photos online. Bispham hall club 01695 622350 smethurst road billinge wigan wn5 7dw email. Bispham hall scout estate billinge, wigan, lancashire, wn5 7dt. Bispham photos explore and buy nostalgic photos of bispham everything old photos old maps books.
It was there that the billinge family retained their principal holdings for countless generations, until john billinge and his wife, margaret nee bradshaw, sold the heritage lands and the family seat to francis bispham in 1691. Billinge and winstanley is an area in the metropolitan borough of wigan, greater manchester, england. Bispham hall, a much grander edifice than billinge hall, was burned down subsequent to 1954 while billinge hall is in 1988 still occupied. Billinge higher end, lancashire historical description. Billinge judo club billinge, bispham methodist church hall. The present building was built by one son, james and extended by another son, thurston in 1594. The name on the bottom of the slip was harry roughley. Due to the recent events regarding covid19, please be aware that pub opening hours and meal times may not be accurate. Nomad rangers is a community interest company that delivers high quality outdoor learning, forest school and activities to education providers and local communities. New homes for sale in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5 zoopla. Brownlow school is shown just below the word common.
Posts about bispham hall written by prayers4reparation. The winstanley family held the manor of winstanley from at least the year 1252. Sj 59 nw billinge chapel end birchley road west side 410 birchley. I know that most of this area is not in billinge, but where does higher end start or finish.
Page 162 burbage is now altering, and meaneth very shortly to convert and turn the same into a common playhouse, which will grow to be a very great annoyance and trouble, not only to all the noblemen and gentlemen thereabout inhabiting, but also a general inconvenience to all the inhabitants of the same precinct, both by reason of the great resort and gathering together of all manner of. Welcome to the billinge family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of billinge. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the billinge surname. Bispham hall is a grade ii listed elizabethan country house in billinge, now part of the metropolitan borough of wigan, greater manchester. Lancashire had the highest population of billinge families in 1891. You can also see family history societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. The club provides live entertainment every saturday with other activities including bingo. Browse the uks largest property database and view our range of new build houses and flats to buy in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5. Billinge withwinstanley crank road sd 50 sw west side 831 bispham hall 23. The community of orrell and billinge has an older demographic with 22. Helens library service, chester lane library, four acre lane, st helens, wa9 4de, 01744 676952. It is constructed to an eshaped plan in dressed stone with ashlar dressings in three storeys, with a frontage of five gabled bays.
Bispham hall, in this township, is an ancient residence, belonging to the holts of bispham, but now in the occupation of v. The most billinge families were found in the uk in 1891. Bispham hall is run and managed entirely by volunteers, who work really hard to keep the site running everyday and throughout the year for our groups, and most importantly our young people. We are less than 10 minutes away from junction 26 of the m6. This person was born in april 1946, which was over 73 years ago. The above links take you to the first reference to this particular version of the name within a book of travel writing, or to the relevant gazetteer entry. Our main building, bispham house is adjacent to the waterloo field and accommodates 42 people across 10 bedrooms. The photographs that illustrate this book all have their origins with billinge families. Bispham hall scout estate scout campsite directory. Birchley hall, billinge chapel end 43273 historic england. Nothing now remains of the school, which may have been established in consequence of a bequest made by billinge. Full text of memoranda concerning the family of bispham in great. Of these, three are listed at grade ii, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at grade ii, the lowest grade.
Close to the border of our neighbouring town, st helens. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. History of billinge, in st helens and lancashire place names. Bispham hall brickworks, billinge, before closure of railway system, no dates. You can use the additional services filter to find pubs offering takeoutsdeliveries during this time bispham hall recreation club. Birchley hall is a grade ii listed elizabethan house built in about 1594, in billinge, merseyside, england birchley hall was bought by christopher anderton of lostock, bolton in about 1581. Winstanley manor was held by the winstanley family from at least 1252. Forton services silverhelme scout camp, silverdale tawd vale, ormskirk waddecar scout camp, goosnargh, preston waddow hall ymca sefton nb fylde district scout hq no longer in. Billinge, a village, two townships, and a chapelry in wigan parish, lancashire. The events centred on the catholic anderton familys occupation of birchley hall, from its purchase by christopher anderton in 1558 to the death of sir francis anderton in 1770, are probably the most historically significant occurrences in billinge history.
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