Whitehall, Shevington or Appley Bridge???

[plimmerian]

Does anyone know when White Hall or Whitehall Farm was built and what is its relation to White Hall or Whitehall Cottage (when was that built)? Is it classed as Shevington or Appley Bridge?
Many thanks!

[heatherjulie]

This is a link to an 1849 map of the area

http://maps.nls.uk/view/102344018

[plimmerian]

thanks for that! 

[andrewalston]

In days well before postcodes, people would usually not bother to differentiate between "White Hall Farm" and "White Hall Cottages". After all, once you got there, it was only a few yards to find the person you wanted.

The differentiation would have been more common when it came to property transactions, though deeds were often drawn up by someone who had never seen what they were trying to describe.

"White Hall", shown on the map on what is now the B5375 and since redeveloped, obviously consisted of a farm and associated buildings, some of which might have been cottages. Being well to the east of the River Douglas, it should be described as being in Shevington.

If you were describing the route to someone arriving by train, Appley Bridge station is nearest (it is actually in Wrightington).

There is also a "White HILL" in between Shevington and Shevington Moor, so check the handwriting carefully!

Shevington was officially part of Wigan parish, but inhabitants often went to nearer churches, such as Standish and Douglas Chapel at Parbold.

[andrewalston]

Just had a look at G. Hennet's 1829 map of Lancashire (from the Lancashire County Council site, section D5) and both properties are marked - as "WHITE HALL".

[plimmerian]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! 

[John Crompton]

thanks for that! 

thanks for that! 

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Does anyone know when White Hall or Whitehall Farm was built and what is its relation to White Hall or Whitehall Cottage (when was that built)? Is it classed as Shevington or Appley Bridge?Whitehall was built in 1718 and was classed as Shevington and sadly no longer there it was flatten by Jimmy Harcome who built on the site of the old Whitehall Cottage and the farm was later leveled by a local farmer who bought the farm
Many thanks!