Red Book Publications
Volume I
Edited by William Farrer and J. Brownbill, this volume was published in 1906.
The volume contains the following entries:
- Natural History
- Early Man
- Anglo-Saxon Remains
- Introduction to the Lancashire Domesday
- Text of the Lancashire Domesday
- Feudal Baronage
- Index to the Lancashire Domesday
The full text is available via the Internet Archive.
Volume II
Edited by William Farrer and J. Brownbill, this volume was published in 1908.
The volume contains the following entries:
- Ecclesiastical History
- Religious Houses
- Political History
- Social and Economic History
- Agriculture
- Forestry
- Sport Ancient and Modern
- Ancient Earthworks
- Schools
The entries describing the county's medieval religious houses are on British History Online.
The full text is available via the Internet Archive.
Volume III - West Derby Hundred
Edited by William Farrer and J. Brownbill, this volume was published in 1907.
The local history of most of Merseyside east of the Mersey, from Sefton in the north to Speke in the south, and including Warrington, Widnes and Ormskirk. The City of Liverpool itself is covered separately in volume IV.
This volume is on British History Online.
The full text is also available via the Internet Archive.
Volume IV - West Derby Hundred (cont.) and Salford Hundred
Edited by William Farrar and J. Brownbill, this volume was published in 1911.
The volume contains detailed local histories of the city of Liverpool, Wigan and most of Greater Manchester. The rest of Merseyside is treated in volume III.
This volume is on British History Online.
The full text is also available via the Internet Archive.
Volume V - Salford Hundred (cont.)
Edited by William Farrer and J Brownbill this volume was published in 1911).
The volume continues the account of Salford hundred begun in volume IV. It includes accounts of the parishes of Bury, Bolton-le-Moors, Prestwich-with-Oldham and Rochdale.
This volume is on British History Online.
The full text is also available via the Internet Archive.
Volume VI - Leyland Hundred and Blackburn Hundred
Edited by William Farrer and J Brownbill, this volume was published in 1911.
The volume describes the history of the hundred of Leyland, including the parishes of Chorley and Standish. It also covers part of the hundred of Blackburn, including the parish of Blackburn itself. The rest of the hundred is treated in volume VII.
This volume is on British History Online.
Volume VII - Blackburn Hundred (cont.) and Amounderness Hundred
Edited by William Farrer and J Brownbill, this volume was published in 1912.
This volume is mostly taken up with the history of Amounderness hundred, lying north of the Ribble and south of Lonsdale. It covers the coastal town of Lytham, as well as giving an account of major towns including Preston and Garstang. It also concludes the account of Blackburn hundred, mostly covered in volume 6, including the parishes of Ribchester and Chipping.
This volume is on British History Online.
The full text is also available via the Internet Archive.
Volume VIII - Lonsdale Hundred (South and North)
Edited by William Farrer and J Brownbill, this volume was published in 1914.
The volume covers Lonsdale hundred, the northernmost part of the historic county. To the north of the sands it includes the parishes of Cartmel, Hawkshead and Ulverston (now in Cumbria). Further south it covers the parish and city of Lancaster, and the rest of the county as far south as Cockerham, where the hundred bordered that of Amounderness (volume VII).
This volume is on British History Online.
