Excerpt from The History of the Parish of Kirkham, in the County of Lancaster To write the history of a parish would be no pleasant task, if indeed it were not an impossible one, without the co-operation or assistance of many who, from the nature Of the case, have in their keeping much material which is of great local interest and importance. By the kindly manner in which all avenues of informa tion have been opened to me, my work in the present instance has been a labour of pleasure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.