Built in 1674 by William Cawthorne. By his will (1683) he provided for the master's salary. The master was to be a graduate of Oxford or Cambridge, and to be elected by the trustees. 'All the Children of the Dale are to be taught Gratis'. VCH, Lancs., 8.79; Gastrell, Notitia Cestrienses, II.iii., 446.