Irlams o' th' Height

Since the end of the 16th century, there had been an inn on the turnpike road from Manchester and Salford towards Chorley, Preston and Lancaster called the Pack Horse. It was demolished in 1975, due to a large redevelopment of the A580/A6/A666 road junction. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Pack Horse was in the hands of members of the Irlam family, as follows: With the Pack Horse being run by the Irlam family for well over a century and a half, it became known locally as Irlam's. With its location on ground higher than Pendleton, the area soon became commonly known as The Height. Coupled with the Pack Horse being referred to as Irlam's, the developing hamlet/village became known as…