PENDLEBURY, a township in the parish of ECCLES,
hundred of SALFORD, county palatine of LANCASTER,
4 miles (N. W. by W.) from Manchester, containing
1047 inhabitants, who are chiefly employed in
the manufacture and printing of cotton. There is a
place of worship for Independents. The Bolton and
Bury canal runs through the township. Agecroft Hall
is a fine ancient fabric, supposed to have been built
before the time of Richard II.: it was the birthplace
of Cardinal Langley, and a staining of the royal arms,
still remaining in the window of its chapel, was presented
by John of Gaunt to that family.