From Victoria County History of Church, 1911
Townships - Church | A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6 (pp. 399-404)
The principal road is that from Blackburn to Accrington, crossing the southern end of the township. The road from Blackburn through Oswaldtwistle enters the south end at Alleytroyds, apparently the
Ollertrodes of 1618
There were various minor families in the township, but little can be recorded of their estates. The names of Radcliffe, Church, Cattlow, Rodes, Aspden, Wallbank and Collinson occur among the earlier deeds, and the inquisitions show that the Nowells of Read and other neighbouring landowners had small estates.
Thomas Greenwood of Oswaldtwistle died in 1618 holding lands called
Ollertrodes, Fleets and Churchfield in Church of the heirs of Ralph Rishton by 3d. rent; Lancs. Inq. p.m. (Rec. Soc.), ii, 244. The Greenwood tenement may be traced to the John Greenwood (1506) mentioned above in the account of Cattlow. Richard Greenwood and Thomas his son had land, &c., in Church and Oswaldtwistle in 1577; Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 39, m. 116.