"Conveyance of a piece of Moor ground in Birkle with Bamford" known as Wild Beast Moor.
- MCFC-IND-074-001
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- 12 November 1776
Two sheets of vellum measuring approximately 86 cm x 66 cm and bearing six clear seals. The document comprises a conveyance of, "a piece of Moor ground in Birkle with Bamford in the County of Lancaster called the Wild Beast Moor" made in consideration for £450. The sale is made to Thomas and John Ramsbottom, "Bread Bakers" of Bury, and is made by Edward Gregge Hopwood and John Clayton esquires and by Sir Harbord Harbord, Sir Thomas Egerton "and their Ladies", Dame Mary Harbord and Dame Eleanor Egerton.