PRESTON-RICHARD, a township in the parish of
HEVERSHAM, KENDAL ward, county of WESTMORLAND,
6 miles (W. N. W.) from Kirkby-Lonsdale, containing
348 inhabitants. The Kendal canal passes through
the township, and on its banks are several coke ovens,
and a large coal wharf. At Birkrigg is a burialground,
termed "the Sepulchre," formerly belonging to
the Society of Friends, but now disused. A school
is supported by subscription, amounting to about £15
per annum. At End-Moor an antique hammer-head
of stone was found in 1770.