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Excerpt from The Coucher Book, or Chartulary of Whalley Abbey, Vol. 4
The township of Billington is situated on the opposite side of the river Calder to the abbey and its proximity, as well as its value, rendered it a most desirable acquisition. The title is truly stated to be extremely perplexed. One moiety of the manor had been granted for life to Adam do Hudleston by Henry de Lascy, and the reversion was conveyed by their firm friend, Thomas earl of Lancaster, to the abbey. The other moiety had evidently been granted to a local family one of whom, Adam de Billington, conveyed it to Adam de Hudleston, who conveyed it to Geoffrey lo Scrope, and he gained the proud title amici specialis huius domus by his grant to the abbey of Whalley.
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