(Crook) lay within the boundaries of the township of Mitton but was small (around 40 acres in 1258). It was held by the de Bury family until the late fourteenth century. The Singletons held the manor from 1379-1503 after which it passed to the family of Sir William Leyland and finally, the Tyldesleys. The Tyldesleys, leading Jacobites, forfeited the manor for their role in the 1715 Preston Rebellion. The historical Parish of Great Mitton comprised the townships of Old Laund Booth, and Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley in Blackburnshire, and the chapelries of Grindleton and Waddington, and townships of Bashall Eaves, West Bradford in Staincliffe and Mitton itself which straddled the two. Sir William Addison (1905–1992), historian and author, was born at Milton. Governance The civil parish of Great Mitton was created from the ancient township with the same name in 1866. Great Mitton was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until it ceased to exist as an administrative entity in 1974. The parish currently shares a parish council with the neighbouring civil parishes of Bashall Eaves and Little Mitton. Church All Hallows Church (previously known as the Church of St Michael) was built in the 13th century, with 15th and 16th century additions. It contains Shireburne of Stonyhurst family tombs. Since 1954, it has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage. Gallery See also Listed buildings in Great Mitton References External links Neighbourhood Statistics for Great Mitton (CP) Villages in Lancashire Civil parishes in Lancashire Geography of Ribble Valley