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Pudwoppa · 10-06-2012, 13:18

I've heard this book referenced numerous times when talking about early settlement in the area. I did some hunting and found out that it was copied and annotated in 1904 as "The coucher book of the Cistercian abbey of Kirkstall, in the West Riding of the county of York". I also managed to find a copy available to read for free online via Open Library - here's the link.

The main document is still in Latin, but has modern English annotation throughout. There are references to Accrington and Huncoat on pages 53, 196, 197, 198, 201, 284, 345 and 346. There also seem to be references to Rishton on a few other pages - need to double check that. Using Google Translate you can get the general info if not an entirely accurate translation.

10-06-2012, 13:18	#1
Pudwoppa Full Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Accrington Posts: 274 Liked: 5 times Rep Power: 2171	Coucher Book Of Kirkstall Abbey I've heard this book referenced numerous times when talking about early settlement in the area. I did some hunting and found out that it was copied and annotated in 1904 as "The coucher book of the Cistercian abbey of Kirkstall, in the West Riding of the county of York". I also managed to find a copy available to read for free online via Open Library - here's the link. The main document is still in Latin, but has modern English annotation throughout. There are references to Accrington and Huncoat on pages 53, 196, 197, 198, 201, 284, 345 and 346. There also seem to be references to Rishton on a few other pages - need to double check that. Using Google Translate you can get the general info if not an entirely accurate translation.