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Originally Posted by Rowlf
I wonder if you Birtwistles on here know your surname originates in Hapton. There was a small hamlet called Bridtwisell in south east Hapton. It had a few different spellings...Byrtwesyll, Bridtwistle and Burwissel. You can read more about this on www.haptonheritage.co.uk in the History section. And Childers Green farm, taddy, is in Hapton not Huncoat. |
Yes you are quite right, I stand corrected, in fact i was wrong on two counts, Fred Birtwistle, (Harrisons Father), lived in the cottage that is on the opposite side of Burnley Lane from Childer's Green Farm,I think it is now (or was) a cattery. Your's Taddy.