Lancashire.
At Altcar the parish church is dedicated to St. Michael, and, in accordance with a very old custom, a rush-bearing takes place in July.—See Med. Ævi Kalend. vol. i. p. 341.
At Altcar the parish church is dedicated to St. Michael, and, in accordance with a very old custom, a rush-bearing takes place in July.—See Med. Ævi Kalend. vol. i. p. 341.