Christopher Towneley

Christopher Towneley
Born9 January 1604
Towneley Hall, Lancashire
DiedAugust 1674
NationalityEnglish
OccupationAntiquarian

Christopher Towneley (9 January 1604 – August 1674) was an English antiquarian from an old Roman Catholic, Lancashire family. Often called ‘the Transcriber’, he spent much of his life researching local history and copying ancient documents.

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