The production of digital photographs of the seven Tithe Maps for the seven townships of the Mourholme area was undertaken with the assistance of Lancashire Archives. The schedules for each map were transcribed by the volunteers of the Lancashire Place Name Survey. The original maps and schedules are available to view at Lancashire Archives, https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/archives-and-record-office/.
The Mourholme LHS is very grateful to Lancashire Archives for their assistance in making this project possible. We also remember Margaret Bainbridge, a former member, whose generous legacy enabled this digital photography to be undertaken professionally.
Click on any of the map images below to open a large scale copy of that township’s tithe map in a new window. The maps are quite large file sizes, so depending on the speed of your broadband, may take a little time to upload.
Each field on the map has a number. Open the corresponding Schedule for details of each plot’s owner, occupant, field
name, use and size (in particular refer to the Field Number column). Two options are presented below each map:
- The Schedule as was drawn up by the Tithe Commissioners – in alphabetical order of the landowner surname. This is most useful when you want to see the total holdings of any given landowner. This enabled the Commissioners to more easily calculate the total cash tithe to be paid by each landowner.
- Ordered by Plot Number. This is most useful when you want to look up the details for any plot numbered on the map. For most research this will be the most used option.