Towneley Park comprises of Towneley Hall, a large country house and it's surrounding estate on the outskirts of Burnley, Lancashire, England. The building itself has been converted to a museum while the grounds (including the surrounding woods, several football/rugby pitches and 2 golf courses) are also open to the public. It was sold to the Burnley Corporation in 1902. In Britain (and also in Ireland) the term country house generally refers to a large house which was built on an agricultural estate as the private residence of the landowner. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Towneley family

The Towneley family lived in the area starting in the mid-thirteenth century. They were originally a Norman family. They fought at the Battle of Agincourt and also for the King during the English Civil War. The last Towneley heir, Lt. Henry Towneley, was killed in the 1870s in British Army service. Those who can trace their origins to the Townleley family can do so with the large family tree chart inside the house. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Normans (adapted from the name Northmen or Norsemen) were a mixture of the indigenous Gauls of France and the Viking invaders under the leadership of Rollo (Gange Rolf). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Battle of Agincourt was fought on 25 October 1415, (Saint Crispins Day), in northern France as part of the Hundred Years War. ... Jump to: navigation, search The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651. ... Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A family tree is generally the totality of ones ancestors, or specifically, a chart used in genealogy to show the family connections between individuals, consisting of the individuals names (usually accompanied by dates, and often also places and occupations) connected by various types of line representing marriages, extra-marital...

External link

• Official site