Did one of the Pilgrim Fathers live here?
Of particular interest to American visitors is the Standish Pew. This Elizabethan pew was that of the Standish family. Myles Standish, one of the original Pilgrim Fathers will have sat in this pew as a youngster while living at the family estate of Duxbury here in Chorley.
NB Speculation in a book called "Manx Worthies" written in 1901 claiming that Myles was a resident of the Isle of Man has been undermined by recent research.
Carved into the pew, as in other parts of the Church is the coat of arms containing the stars and stripes which it is thought Myles used in New England and which formed the basis for the stars and stripes which now grace the flag of the USA.
