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Originally Posted by Barrie Yates
Where does Banastre (St) come from?
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Found this reference to Banastre when reading this the other day.
Further Sparth, or Sparth House, was purchased from Ralph Rishton by Christopher Cunliffe in 1556,
(fn. 80) and by him bequeathed to his son Robert in 1563.
(fn. 81) Robert, who died in 1580, likewise bequeathed it to his son Christopher,
(fn. 82) and Christopher dying in 1614 was found to hold his messuage in Clayton-le-Moors of Nathaniel Banastre of Altham in socage by 1
7/8d. rent; his son and heir Robert Cunliffe was eleven years old. (fn. 83) Administration of his estate was granted in 1672 to Elizabeth Cunliffe, his widow. He left sisters and co-heirs. Afterwards it was held by Turnley (1697) and Brooksbank.
(fn. 84) Nearer Sparth, or Old Sparth, was acquired in 1669 by a family named Whalley, afterwards of Clerk Hill.
(fn. 85) Both Sparths are now included in the Clayton Hall estate. Oakenshaw, another ancient freehold estate, was a century ago the property of Fort, Taylor & Co., calico printers
(fn. 86); it now belongs to the trustees of the late Joseph Barnes.
From this website
Townships: Clayton-le-Moors | British History Online