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3,000 years of local history....

By Harold Elletson - 14 April 2011

Brian Marshall's new book 'From the Fells to the Sea' is now available. A comprehensive collection of the essays on local history that he publishes each month in the Over Wyre Focus magazine, it will be on sale at £7.50 and part of the proceeds will go towards restoration and conservation projects at Parrox Hall.

The new book was launched at a book signing party at Parrox Hall, which as Brian says, "is an appropriate venue for such an occasion as it has been for more than 600 years a focal point of local affairs as have its occupants, whose names occur so frequently in the history of Over Wyre."

In 'From the Fells to the Sea', Brian Marshall deals with a broad sweep of Amounderness life embracing archaeology, Roman history, religious matters, architecture, genealogy, place names and family names and includes topics as unlikely as medieval ploughing and the production of Lancashire cheese. This book is a must for anyone interested in the comings and goings of Amounderness folk, whether the tales of a Pilling postman of the early 20th. century or a series of unexplained 'graves' of 2,000 years ago. If you would like a copy, please call 01253 812 017 or 01253 812 209 and leave your name, address and telephone number.

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