Nothing now remains of the school, which may have been established in consequence of a bequest made by billinge. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This is the second edition of the work of billinge history society. Originally, the areas of billinge and winstanley were combined as one manor in. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of billinge. Haigh hall is a historic country house in haigh, metropolitan borough of wigan, greater manchester, england. By having a two year development programme, this enabled the club to stay open for its loyal members. History bispham high school was formerly an all girls school, founded in the 1950s. Sj 59 nw billinge chapel end birchley road west side 410 birchley. Old photos of bispham, lancashire browse nostalgic, historic local photos online. Welcome to the billinge family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. 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. Bispham hall scout estate scout campsite directory. The community of orrell and billinge has an older demographic with 22.
Bispham hall club bispham hall clubbispham hall club the. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Mr william kenyon is british and resident in united kingdom. Check bispham methodist church in billinge, crank rd on cylex and find. Winstanley manor was held by the winstanley family from at least 1252. 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. 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. 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. At bispham methodist church we seek to share the love of god through worship, fellowship, service and example. Billinge is a village within the metropolitan borough of st helens, merseyside, england.
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. Billinge photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Nomad rangers is a community interest company that delivers high quality outdoor learning, forest school and activities to education providers and local communities. Birchley hall, billinge chapel end 43273 historic england. Billinge higher end, lancashire historical description. That recorded history goes back to the angles settling the area around 550 ad. Bispham hall scout estate, all rights reserved registered charity no. The area, which consists of small settlements and surrounding countryside, includes eleven listed buildings that are recorded in the national heritage list for england. Originally, the areas of billinge and winstanley were combined as one manor in the barony of makerfield. Billinge history the book a short history of winstanley hall and estate. The present building was built by one son, james and extended by another son, thurston in 1594. B y 2017, the beardwood and billinge areas have undergone large scale changes since 1956. You can also see family history societies covering the nearby area, plotted on a map. History of billinge, in st helens and lancashire map and.
Billinge and winstanley is an area in the metropolitan borough of wigan, greater manchester, england. This person was born in april 1946, which was over 73 years ago. The most billinge families were found in the uk in 1891. New homes for sale in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5 zoopla. The park had been reduced by the late19thcentury and the wooded area to the south of the hall greatly increased.
We recorded a bang on the master bedroom door at 2. Billinge judo club billinge, bispham methodist church hall. 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. Billinge of billinge by harry and marjorie billings, copies of which can be seen at wigan, st helens and billinge. Inclusive outdoor activities and learning for people with additional needs every wednesday 10am12pm at bispham hall scout estate. 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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Bispham hall club bispham hall clubbispham hall club. History of billinge, in st helens and lancashire place names. The early history of the church or all hallows is obscure. 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. Memoranda concerning the family of bispham in great britain and the united states of america.
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. Bispham photos explore and buy nostalgic photos of bispham everything old photos old maps books. Find new homes for sale in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5 with zoopla. Due to the recent events regarding covid19, please be aware that pub opening hours and meal times may not be accurate. Billinge of billinge by harry and marjorie billings, copies of which can be seen at wigan, st helens and billinge libraries. Billinge, chapelend, a township and chapelry, in the parish and union of wigan, hundred of west derby, s. Billinge, a village, two townships, and a chapelry in wigan parish, lancashire. 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. 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. 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.
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. Dressed stone with ashlar dressings, roof now gone 1986. 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. Marys, birchley, in billinge, lancashire, by john giblin. 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 building in orrell, wigan, england. Bispham hall, in this township, is an ancient residence, belonging to the holts of bispham, but now in the occupation of v. The hall was built in 1573 but has been extended since. We are entirely dependent on input from the local community.
Billinge higher end, lancashire genealogy heraldry and history. 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. This was about 43% of all the recorded billinge s in the uk. This company officer is, or was, associated with at least 14 company roles. We are less than 10 minutes away from junction 26 of the m6. 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. 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. Browse the uks largest property database and view our range of new build houses and flats to buy in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5.
The winstanley family held the manor of winstanley from at least the year 1252. The average house price in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5 is. Check billinge judo club in billinge, bispham methodist church hall, crank road on cylex and find. House prices in bispham court, billinge, wigan wn5 zoopla.
Lancashire had the highest population of billinge families in 1891. At the united kingdom census 2001, it had a population of 6,554. About 1560, edward winstanley abandoned his manor house, the site of which is still marked by a moat, and built nearby a new stone house, in the same style as birchley hall and bispham hall in billinge. Bispham hall club was originally founded in 1914, with a redevelopment in the 1980s to update the ageing, wooden clubhouse. Bispham hall brickworks, billinge, before closure of railway system, no dates.
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. Bispham hall club 01695 622350 smethurst road billinge wigan wn5 7dw email. These variant names come from our collections of historical travel writing and descriptive gazetteers. Three ghosts have been seen in the grounds of the 400 year old bispham hall in billinge. The billinge family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1861 and 1920. See all books memories of billinge read and share your memories of billinge itself or of a particular photo of billinge. Built between 1827 and 1840 for james lindsay, 7th earl of balcarres, it replaced an ancient manor house and was the lindsay familys home until 1947, when it was sold to wigan corporation. Close to the border of our neighbouring town, st helens. 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. It is the third church on the site and was built in 1883.
Posts about bispham hall written by prayers4reparation. 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. 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. 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. Bispham all hallows is an ancient parish known as the mother church of blackpool in the union of the fylde,hundred of amounderness, n. Brownlow school is shown just below the word common. Bispham hall is a grade ii listed elizabethan country house in billinge, now part of the metropolitan borough of wigan, greater manchester. Search the phone book from bt to find contact details of businesses across the uk. Of these, three are listed at grade ii, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at grade ii, the lowest grade. How to find us you will find bispham hall estate on ordnance survey map, sheet 108 liverpool at grid reference sd 523025. Helens library service, chester lane library, four acre lane, st helens, wa9 4de, 01744 676952. Orrell and billinge have a combined resident population of 12,363 which represents 3. Browse 47 photo books on billinge and the surrounding area. He later extended his holdings by buying the following estates.
You can use the additional services filter to find pubs offering takeoutsdeliveries during this time bispham hall recreation club. Higher end contains bispham hall and billinge hall, named after the lords of other portions of the manor. Listed buildings in billinge and winstanley wikipedia. 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. Billinge hall is almost certainly the site of the original settlement. Both are closely situated in crank road but only billinge hall lies in that part known as sheley brow, billinge. Billinge withwinstanley crank road sd 50 sw west side 831 bispham hall 23. Wigan archives service leigh town hall, civic square leigh, wn7 1dy. This page was last edited on 12 november 2018, at 07. Contact us bispham hall club bispham hall clubbispham. Bispham hall, a much grander edifice than billinge hall, was burned down subsequent to 1954 while billinge hall is in 1988 still occupied.
Full text of memoranda concerning the family of bispham in great. To promote interest in and maintain appreciation of the history of billinge, its. The billinge blog is the place to promote local events, share your opinions on future and rumoured developments and ask questions about all things. Billinge hall is a grade ii listed building in rainford, st. The history of the billinge family is contained in a remarkable publication. In 1891 there were 74 billinge families living in lancashire. Bispham hall is a grade ii listed elizabethan country house in billinge, now. The club provides live entertainment every saturday with other activities including bingo. Billinge higherend, a township and village in the parish of wigan, lancashire, 1 mile from orrell railway station, and 4 miles from wigan, which is the post town. It is constructed to an eshaped plan in dressed stone with ashlar dressings in three storeys, with a frontage of five gabled bays. Memoranda concerning the family of bispham in great. Our main building, bispham house is adjacent to the waterloo field and accommodates 42 people across 10 bedrooms. It forms the larger part of the civil parish of billinge chapel end.
In this work i found mention of another bispham hall, near the town of wigan, about. 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. This estate was sold to william ashhurst of dalton in 1610, and seems to have descended since that time like. The townships are called billingechapelend and billingehigherend. So within the space of just a few years, two ancient families died out in billinge. The name on the bottom of the slip was harry roughley.
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. Billinge higher end, lancashire genealogy heraldry and. Bispham hall is to the left of the road near the top, whilst a sketch of the hall fills the bottom left corner. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Bispham hall scout estate billinge, wigan, lancashire, wn5 7dt.