Welcome to The de Lacy Inheritance Trail

The de Lacy coat of arms.

The remains of Halton Castle.

Looking towards the river at Runcorn from Halton Castle on a gloomy day . The bridge in the distance is Runcorn Bridge and is near the place where Richard's father John first employed a ferryman to help people cross the river safely.

Martin Mere which was once a huge marshland around which Richard FitzEustace had to travel is now a wildfowl sanctuary.

St Mary's church at Whalley where Robert de Wallei was the Dean. 

After Richard FitzEustace arrived at Whalley and walked by the river with the Dean it was this footpath which is now in the grounds of Whalley Abbey that I was thinking of.

Clitheroe Castle. All that now remains is the keep on top of the limestone knoll.

The view from the castle towards Pendle Hill where, it was reputed, the spirits lived.

The view west from the castle at Clitheroe.

St Mary's Well at Clitheroe.  The holy well where Richard FitzEustace washed to be cleansed from his sins.

The parish church of St Chad at Rochdale where Geoffrey was sent as a priest.

The church of St Bartholomew at Colne was founded by the first Robert de Lacy.

Richard FitzEustace was buried at Norton Priory. The remains have since been excavated.

The graves now lie empty and this one that was below the Chapter House where Richard’s burial was recorded contained bones that showed signs of leprosy although the burial was dated too late for it to have been Richard. Part of the Chapter House remains undisturbed and I hope that his remains still lie there.

Edisford Bridge at Clitheroe is near the site where Roger de Lacy left money in his will to found a leper hospital.