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For walkers who like to ‘collect’ summits, there are six of the so-called ‘Marilyns’ within the area of the book, only two of which (White Hill and Easington Fell) are not included in a walk. White Hill may be added as an extension to either Walk 17 or Walk 24, but not without boggy effort. Easington Fell is easily accessed from the car park at the top of the Waddington–Newton road adjacent to Waddington Fell. For the record, the other Marilyns are Ward’s Stone, Pendle Hill, Longridge Fell and Fair Snape Fell.

THE BEGINNINGS OF LANCASHIRE

The ancient county of Lancashire came into being during the reign of Henry II (1154–89), when the first sheriff was appointed to collect taxes for the whole county. The earldom of Lancaster was invented for Henry III’s youngest son, Edmund Crouchback, in 1266, and he was given extensive powers within the county. In 1351, when the fourth earl, Henry, was awarded the title of duke, he was granted palatine powers for life by Edward III. This authority gave Henry a position not unlike that of the Earl of Chester and the Bishop of Durham, and vested in him the right to exercise immense powers in matters such as the appointment of judges and the holding of courts.