Some of the place names, field names on this map are from a survey of Newton by the Legh Family in 1465
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From the Legh Papers, 1745 Survey of Newton-in-Makerfield by Benjamin Yoxhall
from a book, “Historic Towns on Merseyside” published in 1988 by Rob Philpott, Head of NML Archaeology, National Museums Liverpool