5 NOVEMBER 1948, Page 17

Sta,—May I add these places to those given by Sir

Evelyn Wrench in The Spectator of October 29th? Between Wigan and Preston near Chorley stands Duxbury Hall,where Miles Standish, one of ,the c` Mayflower's " voyagers, was born. He is remembered by many mid-Lancashire place names in New England, particularly by the' estate at Duxbury in Massa- chusetts' which he named after his birthplace. Further north, beyond Carnforth and a mile 'or so west of road A6, at Warton, once lived' George _Washington's ancestors. Here -on the fifteenth-century church tower are the Washington arms. Unfortunately the stars and stripes Were almost eroded before the protective glass was provided. -- Yours

faithfully, A. M. RAWCLIFFE. zt Braddyll Terrace, Ulverston, Lanes.