Haydock Bible - Ugthorpe
A plaque, dedicated to Rev George Leo Haydock was erected in the church grounds of St Anne's Ugthorpe in August 2023. A significant person in the village, and to the rest of the world. George Haydock was born April 1774 near Preston Lancashire, the youngest son of George & Ann. He and his father were namesakes of an illustrious ancestor, Blessed George Haydock (1556–1584), a martyred seminary priest during the Elizabethan persecution, beatified in 1987. In 1785 at eleven years of age, he was sent to further his education at the English College, Douai, France, established in the 16th century for Catholic exiles, where provision was made for secondary education in addition to training for the priesthood. Among his classmates were many who would go on to play significant roles in the English church, including future bishop Thomas Penswick, the future historian John Lingard, and the future Irish Liberator Daniel O’Connell. George Haydock's studies were interrupted in 179...