Up Holland

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Upholland; Holland; Holand

In the civil parish of Up Holland.
In the historic county of Lancashire (Modern Authority of Lancashire, 1974 county of Lancashire).

Licence to crenellate granted in1308 to Robert Holand, may have resulted in a castle or other fortified house. Exact location lost. C14 priory church (later parish church) is at SD523051 this was founded by Sir Robert Holland 1307-10. It is likely that the site of Sir Roberts crenellated house, if built, would be near to the priory. On the 1849 map Hall Green is a hamlet centred around the crossroads at SD519053 (The modern map makes it look like the name of a modern estate further to the east) and this appears to a reasonable possible location.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1308 March 24.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SD519053

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

Books

Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p263
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p249 [possible]
Gibson, Leslie Irving, 1977, Lancashire Castles and Towers (Dalesman Books)
Farrer, Wm, and Brownbill, J. (eds), 1911, 'Townships: Upholland' VCH Lancashire Vol4 p91-7 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=41385
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p405

Journal Articles

Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' Archaeological Journal Vol143 p319

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Calendar of Patent Rolls (1307-13) p57

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