i) Works relating to Dunham Massey and to the Booth and Grey families
Axon, Ernest, 'The family of Bothe (Booth) and the church in the 15th and 16th centuries', Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vol. 53 (1938), pp. 32-82.
Bamford, Frank, Mansions and men of Dunham Massey: from errant earl to red dean (Altrincham: privately printed, 1991).
Beckett, J.V., and Jones, Clyve, 'Financial improvidence and political independence in the early eighteenth century: George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington (1675-1758)', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, vol. 65 no. 1 (1982), pp. 8-35.
Booth, Henry, The works of the Right Honourable Henry late L. Delamer, and Earl of Warrington, containing his lordships advice to his children, several speeches in Parliament, etc., with many other occasional discourses on the affairs of the two last reigns: being original manuscripts written with his lordships own hand (London: J. Lawrence and J. Dunton, 1694).
Hardy, John, and Jackson-Stops, Gervase, 'The Earl of Warrington and the "Age of Walnut"', Apollo, July 1978, pp. 12-23.
Harris, John, 'A bird's-eye view of Dunham Massey', Apollo, July 1978, pp. 4-11.
Hayward, J.F., 'The Earl of Warrington's Plate', Apollo, July 1978, pp. 32-9.
Jones, James R., 'Booth's rising of 1659', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, vol. 39 no. 2 (1957), pp. 416-43.
Littler, Joyce, The protector of Dunham Massey: Dunham Massey estate in the 18th century, a study of the management carried out by George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington (Altrincham: Joyce Littler, 1993).
Matthews, Stephen, '"Your Dutiful Son" - the Newfoundland letters of the Revd William Grey Report and transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, vol. 136 (2004), pp. 149-64.
National Trust, Dunham Massey (London: National Trust, 1986).
National Trust, Dunham Massey: an illustrated souvenir (London: National Trust, 1990).
National Trust, Dunham Massey, Cheshire (London: National Trust, 2000).
Stevenson, Joan, and Squires, Anthony, Bradgate Park: childhood home of Lady Jane Grey (Newtown Linford: Kairos Press, 1994).
Swarbrick, John, 'Dunham Massey Hall', Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vol. 42 (1925), pp. 53-79.
William Earl of Stamford, 1850-1910 (London: Christophers, n.d.).
ii) General Works
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Baker, J.H., An introduction to English legal history, 2nd edition (London: Butterworths, 1979).
Baker, J.H., Manual of law French, 2nd edition (Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1990).
Beamont, William, Annals of the lords of Warrington and Bewsey from 1587 to 1833 (Manchester: Charles Simms, 1873).
Beck, Joan, Tudor Cheshire, vol. 7 of A history of Cheshire, ed. J.J. Bagley (Chester: Cheshire Community Council, 1969).
Bell, H.E., An introduction to the history and records of the Court of Wards & Liveries (Cambridge: University Press, 1953).
Blomefield, Francis, and Parkin, Rev. Charles, An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk, 5 vols (Fersfield, Norwich & Lymm: W. Whittingham, 1739-75).
Booth, P.W.H., The financial administration of the lordship and county of Chester, 1272-1377, Chetham Society, 3rd series, vol. 28 (1981).
Booth, P.W.H., and Carr, A.D. (eds), Account of master John de Burnham the younger, chamberlain of Chester, of the revenues of the counties of Chester and Flint, Michaelmas 1361 to Michaelmas 1362, Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, vol. 125 (1991).
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Bowman, Winifred M., England in Ashton under Lyne (Altrincham: John Sherratt & Son, 1960).
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Burke, Sir Bernard, A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland, 2 vols (London: Harrison & Sons, 1898).
Burke, Sir Bernard, A genealogical and heraldic history of the peerage and baronetage, the Privy Council, knightage and companionage, 77th edition (London: Harrison & Sons, 1915).
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Chaloner, W.H., `Salt in Cheshire, 1600-1870', Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vol. 71 (1961), pp. 58-74.
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Clayton, D.J., The administration of the county palatine of Chester 1442-1485, Chetham Society, 3rd series, vol. 35 (1990).
Clemesha, H.W. (ed.), `The new court book of the manor of Bramhall (1632-1657)', Chetham Miscellanies vol. IV, Chetham Society, new series, vol. 80 (1921), pp. 3-35.
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Coward, B., `The lieutenancy of Lancashire and Cheshire in the 16th and early 17th centuries', Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, vol. 119 (1967), pp. 42-5.
Cox, Marjorie, Kemp, Peter, and Trenbath, Ronald, Bowdon Hall and its people (Altrincham: Bowdon History Society, 1994).
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Dodwell, E., and Miles, J.S., Alphabetical list of the Honourable East India Company's Bombay Civil Servants... 1796-1839 (London: Longman, Orme, Brown and Co., 1839).
Dore, R.N., `Manchester's discovery of Cheshire: excursionism and commuting in the 19th century', Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vol. 82 (1982), pp. 1-21.
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Edwards, Ralph, `Percy Macquoid and others', Apollo, May 1974, pp. 332-9.
Ekwall, Eilert, The place-names of Lancashire, Chetham Society, new series, vol. 81 (1922).
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Fryde, E.B., Greenway, D.E., Porter, S., and Roy, I. (eds), Handbook of British chronology, 3rd edition (London: Royal Historical Society, 1986).
Glassey, Lionel K.J., `The Revolution of 1688 in the north-west of England', Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vol. 86 (1990), pp. 37-51.
Glover, Steven, The history and gazetteer of the county of Derby, 2 vols (Derby: Henry Mozley & Son, 1831-3).
Glover, William, History of Ashton under Lyne and the surrounding district (Ashton under Lyne: J. Andrew, 1884).
Gore, St John, `Portraits and the Grand Tour', Apollo, July 1978, pp. 24-31.
Graham, J.A., and Phythian, B.A. (eds), The Manchester Grammar School 1515-1965 (Manchester: University Press, 1965).
Hadfield, Ellis Charles Raymond, and Biddle, Gordon, The canals of north west England (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970).
Hart's rules for compositors and readers at the University Press, Oxford, 39th edition (Oxford: University Press, 1983).
Harvey, P.D.A. (ed.), Manorial records of Cuxham, Oxfordshire, circa 1200 - 1359, Oxfordshire Record Society, vol. 50 (1974).
Harvey, P.D.A., Manorial records (London: British Records Association, 1984).
Hearnshaw, F.J.C., Leet jurisdiction in England especially as illustrated by the records of the court leet of Southampton (Southampton: Southampton Record Society, 1908).
Hewitt, H.J., Mediaeval Cheshire: an economic and social history of Cheshire in the reigns of the three Edwards (Manchester: University Press, 1929).
Hibbert, Christopher, The great mutiny: India 1857 (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1980).
Hill, Samuel, Bygone Stalybridge (Stalybridge: privately printed, 1907).
Hodson, J. Howard, Cheshire 1660-1780: Restoration to Industrial Revolution, vol. 9 of A history of Cheshire, ed. J.J. Bagley (Chester: Cheshire Community Council, 1978).
Hodson, Vernon Charles Paget, List of the officers of the Bengal Army 1758-1834, part 3 (London: Phillimore, 1946).
Holt, G.O., A regional history of the railways of Great Britain; volume 10: the North West (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1978).
Holt-White, Rashleigh, The life and letters of Gilbert White of Selborne, 2 vols (London: John Murray, 1901).
Hunnisett, R.F., Editing records for publication (London: British Records Association, 1977).
Hunnisett, R.F., Indexing for editors (London: British Records Association, 1972).
Ingham, Alfred, Altrincham and Bowdon, with historical reminiscences of Ashton-upon-Mersey, Sale, and surrounding townships, 2nd edition (London: Cartwright & Rattray, 1897).
Jacob, Giles, The compleat court-keeper: or, land-steward's assistant, 3rd edition (London: E. Nutt & R. Gosling, 1724).
Kelly's directory of Cheshire (London: Kelly's Directories Ltd, 1923 etc.).
Kirkus, A.M., and Owen, A.E.B. (eds), The records of the Commissioners of Sewers in the parts of Holland 1547-1603, Lincoln Record Society, vols 54 & 63 (1959 & 1968).
Latham, R.E., Revised medieval Latin word-list from British and Irish sources (London: British Academy, 1965).
Latham, R.E., and others (eds), Dictionary of medieval Latin from British sources, (London: British Academy, 1975-2013).
Leary, Frederick, The Earl of Chester's Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry: its formation and services, 1797 to 1897 (Edinburgh: privately printed at the Ballantyne Press, 1898).
Leech, H.J., Tales and sketches of old Altrincham and Bowdon (Altrincham: 1880).
Local Government Board, Return of owners of land in England and Wales, exclusive of the Metropolis, 1873 (London: H.M.S.O., 1875).
Lord, Evelyn, `The Cornwall-Leghs of High Legh: approaches to the inheritance patterns of North-West England', Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, vol. 73 no. 2 (1991), pp. 21-36.
Mabey, Richard, Gilbert White: a biography of the author of the natural history of Selborne (London: Century Hutchinson, 1986).
Malet, Hugh, The canal duke: a biography of Francis, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (Dawlish: David & Charles, 1961).
Martin, Charles Trice, The record interpreter, 2nd edition (London: Stevens & Sons, 1910).
Maxted, Ian, The London book trades 1775-1800: a preliminary checklist of members ([Folkestone]: Dawson, 1977).
Miller, Edward, and Hatcher, John, Medieval England: rural society and economic change, 1086-1348 (London: Longman, 1985).
Mitchell, S.I., `Food shortages and public order in Cheshire, 1757-1812', Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vol. 81 (1982), pp. 42-66.
Morgan, Philip, War and society in medieval Cheshire 1277-1403, Chetham Society, 3rd series, vol. 34 (1987).
Morrill, J.S., Cheshire 1630-1660: county government and society during the English revolution (Oxford: University Press, 1974).
Municipal Corporations Commissioners, First report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the municipal corporations in England and Wales (London: H.M.S.O., 1835).
Murray, James A.H., A new English dictionary on historical principles, 11 vols in 16 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1888-1933).
Nichols, John, The history and antiquities of the county of Leicester, 4 vols (London: Nichols, Son & Bentley, 1795-1811).
Nickson, Charles, Bygone Altrincham: traditions and history (Altrincham: Mackie & Co., 1935).
Nuttall, Derek, A history of printing in Chester from 1688 to 1965 (Chester: privately printed, 1969).
Nuttall, Derek (ed.), The book trade in Cheshire to 1850: a directory (Liverpool: Liverpool Bibliographical Society, 1992).
Ormerod, George, The history of the county palatine and city of Chester, 2nd edition revised by Thomas Helsby, 3 vols (London: George Routledge, 1882).
Osborne's concise law dictionary, 7th edition, ed. Roger Bird (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1982).
Parrott, V.R., `Manchester attorneys: occupation, communication and organization, a study of the profession before 1838', Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vol. 88 (1992), pp. 87-103.
Petford, A.J., `The process of enclosure in Saddleworth, 1625-1834', Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, vol. 84 (1987), pp. 78-117.
Pevsner, Nikolaus, and Hubbard, Edward, The buildings of England: Cheshire (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1971).
Phillips, A.D.M., `Mossland reclamation in nineteenth-century Cheshire', Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, vol. 129 (1980), pp. 93-107.
Piccope, Rev. G.J. (ed.), Lancashire and Cheshire wills and inventories from the ecclesiastical court, Chester, 2 parts, Chetham Society, 1st series, vols 33 & 51, (1857 & 1860).
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