What’s in a name…?
Cinnamon Hill
I think that most people in the Walton le Dale are will probably agree that Cinnamon Hill is the one that climbs from the River Darwen, past Hennel Lane End and on towards Bamber Bridge. However, that’s a relatively recently adopted name for Chorley Road Hill.
The name Cinnamon Hill really comes from the property that was once on its own on the hillside. I am not sure where the name originally comes from. It seems unlikely that anybody was ever growing any trees for spice from their bark in Walton le Dale.
Cinnamon Hill is marked on a map of the County Palatine of Lancaster, created by Hennet & Bingley between 1828 and 1830. At this stage, I haven’t found any earlier references.
With regard to the road climbing up the hill that was once part of the road maintain by the Wigan and Preston (North of the Yarrow) Turnpike Trust (Lower Road). It later became the A6.
There is a Sepia postcard RP-PPC by Evans that was published in a series as, “Preston No. 6”. On this, the hill is described as “Towns Brow”. Although, sometimes these need to be taken with a pinch of salt. If the photographer wasn’t local to the area, they didn’t always get the names right.
There is still a property in the exact spot as the original Cinnamon Hill, but it is now in the middle of a load of houses that were built around 1955. I am not sure if it’s the original property. It might be a later rebuild. It’s probable that it was originally a farm. It can be seen in an 1870s advert as a Dairy Farm and it was recorded again as a farm in early twentieth century trade directories.
Generally speaking, there wasn’t much else other than farms in the whole Walton le Dale district in the early twentieth century. The district included what we would know separately as Bamber Bridge, Cuerden, Higher Walton, Lostock Hall and Tardy Gate now. It also included Clayton Green and Gregson Lane.
A version of Cinnamon Hill House still exists, and the farm gave its name to some of the roads on the mid 1950s housing estate. There is Cinnamon Hill Drive North and Cinnamon Hill Drive South.
This is a full list of the farms, including Cinnamon Hill in the 1917 Barrett Trade Directory. As you can see, there were quite a few.
FARMERS.
(In the Township of Walton-le-Dale).
Anderton Daniel, Seed lee
Ash ton Mrs. Ann, New Lemon house
Bailey Jos., Duddle Lane end
Baines James, Cinnamon hill
Bamber Samuel, Doodstone nook
Baron John, Bull Run farm
Baxendale Thos., Hob lane
Berry Albert A., Bay Horse farm
Berry Wm., Hoghton lane
Billington Thos., Homestead
Bourne E. A., Gregson lane
Bradley Thos., Hoghton lane
Briggs Edward, Ribble side
Brown Mrs. Mary, Doodstone nook
Burrows Wm .. John, Sink hou.;e
Bury William, Hoghton lane
Carter James (hind), Carver fold
Carr Thos, Kellett lane
Cl egg William, Walton Lodge farm
Corbridge Mrs. Jane, Taberner House farm ·
Coulthurst James, Kenyons, Gough la
Cox John Robt, Todd hall
Cragg Matthew, Knowsley farm·
Deacon Mrs. Ellen, Old Lemon house
Derbyshire John, Top-o’th-Meadow
Dodgson Richard Hy., Mains house
Eastham John, Forrest house
Eccles Robt., Osbaldeston house
Eccles William, Penwortham mill and Upper farm
Eckersley Robt., Kellett lane
Eddleston Thos., Lostock Hall farm
Entwistle Thos , Kellett farm
Fowler James, Gery Gables
Gcrrard John, Brown lane
Grimshaw Samuel, Old Hall farm
Hallatt Jas. C., Seed lee
Hardman John Ed., Todd lane
Haworth John, Gough lane
Hayes Thos. Wm., Back lane
Hayes Thomas, Bank Head lane
Holden C. F., Bannister hall
Holden James, Cockshott farm
Iddon Matthew, Shuttling fields
Jamieson John, Poplars, Gregson lane
Jolly Albert, Hennell lane
Kenyon John, Back lane
Kirkham James, Hudson hall, Back la
Knight John, Woodhouse farm
Lawrenson William, Preston junction
Lawson James, The Elders, Bank Head lane
Lee Richard Carr, Charnley fold
Longworth George, Brown lane
Longworth John, Brown lane
Lucas John, Brownedge lane
Marginson John, Iron Gate farm
Marginson Thos., Walton Hall farm
Martin Richard, Livesey green
Moon Richard, Alma Place farm
Nightingale Bros., Shuttling fields
Parkinson George, Olive farm
Pearson George, Brownedge
Pearson James, Potter lane
Pearson Robt., Swains fold
Peet Peter, Potter lane
Peet Wm., Coupe green
Porter William, Hob lane
Preston Silas, Summit
Proctor James, Bank farm
Rawcliffe Elias, Pickering farm
Rhodes Hy. B., Holland house
Rhodes W., Benson’s farm
Robinson John, Gregson lane
Robinson S., Bank Head lane
Rogerson John, Jolly fold
Slater Mark, Cooper farm
Smalley Henry, Pear Tree farm
Smith John Thos., Leigh house
Snailham James, off Kellett lane
Sumner Thus , Wood nook
Sumner Thos , Lane ends
Taylor Thos , junr., Potter lane
Thomas Henry, Nook farm
Thompson James, Holland slack
Thompson Thomas, Cross house, Gregson lane
Thompson Wm , Back lane
Toulmin John, Gregson lane and Brook house
Tunstall Addison, Winstanley house
Turner Richard, Daub hall
Tuson William, junr., Green lane
Underwood Herbert W., Dunkinley
Wareing George, Duckworth house
Whipp Thomas, Gregson lane
Wiggans Richard, Lime Kiln farm
Wilding Charles, Shuttling fields
Wilmer Wm. Joseph, Hoghton lane
Wilson John, Watering pool
Wilson Thomas, Gough lane
Winders Mrs. Mary, Withy Trees
Woods Henry, Kellett lane
Worthington Edwd , Back lane
Cinnamon Hill, near Walton Hall.
Mr. HENRY SNAPE has been instructed by Mr. Jonathan Fowler, in consequence of leaving the farm, to offer for Sale by Auction, on Wednesday next, Dec. 20, 1871, at one o’clock in the afternoon,
TWENTY-TWO really useful DAIRY COWS,
HEIFERS, STIRKS, and CALVES, noted principally as follows-namely, five newly-calved Cows, one may probably calve before the day of sale; three fat Cows, one to calve early in January; three useful in-calf Dairy Cows, full of milk; three spring calving Heifers; three yearling Calves; one roan yearling Bull; one young roan Bull, four months old; one young roan Wye Calf; two good Store Pigs; one very useful Agricultural Mare, rising seven years old, in foal to Mr. Sumner’s grey Colt; Manure Pump, Liquid Manure Barrow, round Boiler as fixed; 2,000 RHUBARB ROOTS, Victorias and Alberts; one Stack and two Ground Mows of HAY, all put together, and housed in nice condition.
Advertisements & Notices
Date: Saturday, Dec. 16, 1871
Publication: Preston Chronicle
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/Y3207478056/BNCN?u=lancs&sid=bookmark-BNCN&pg=1&xid=fee9eb55