Lancashire was deeply conservative in religion and had strong connections to dissolved monasteries including Whalley and Sawley. The Preston muster brought the county into the rising, though the Lancashire pilgrims were less unified than the Yorkshire host. The county would provide recruits for Bigod's revolt and suffer heavy suppressions in 1537.
Lancashire commons, c.3,000-5,000
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