Wirral
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A bugle horn stringed and garnished or, bearing the name WIRRAL
The entire hundred of Wirral was formed into a forest by Randle De Neschenes, the forth Earl of Chester. The Master Forestship thereof was granted to Alan Sylvester in fee with the Manors of Hooton, Storeston and Puddlington to hold by cornage. The Master Forestship subsequently passed through the families of Storeton and Bamville to the Stanley's. The Wirral horn is now in the possession of the family of Stanley, late of Hooton. The horn dates from 1120 and one of the conditions of the appointment was that he was required to blow the horn on every morning of every fair day to indicate the tolls on all goods sold within sound of the horn belonged to the Earl of Chester and his tenants.
