Tarleton

"TARLETON, a parish in the hundred of Leyland, county Lancaster, 8 miles N.E. of Ormskirk, and 9½ S.W. of Preston. Chorley is its post town. The village is situated on the river Douglas, near Tarleton Moss. This parish, formerly a chapelry in the parish of Croston, is separated into three divisions, viz:, Tarleton, Holmes, and Sollom. The soil is loamy and moss, with a subsoil of clay. The living is a rectoryin the diocese of Manchester, value £800. The church, dedicated to St. John or St. Mary, was rebuilt in 1719. The parochial charities produce about £37 per annum, of which £29 go to a school. There are a school of industry and an infant school. The parish is skirted by the Leeds and Liverpool canal. Sir T. G. Hesketh, Bart., of Rufford Hall, and G. A. L. Keck, Esq., of Bank Hall, are lords of the manor. Fairs are held on the 23rd and 24th April."