The Standish family is an ancient English feudal manorial family and one of the oldest Anglo-Norman noble lineages. This Norman-rooted family has been settled in Lancashire since the Conquest of England in 1066. The recorded history of the Standish family begins at the end of the 12th century.
The ancestors of the Standish family lived in Standish, a parish (St Wilfrid) within the unions of Wigan and Chorley. According to the English historian John Whitaker, StandishâÂÂanciently StanedichâÂÂwas one of the twelve considerable towns in the south of Lancashire. Of the castle of Standish (a former fortified structure believed to have been erected by the Saxons), there are no surviving remains, nor can its exact site be ascertained. Furthermore, it is not known whether the progenitors of the Standish family gave their name to the parish or received it from the castle.
Members of the Standish family, who were Lords of the Manor of Standish and custodians of the Standish estates in Lancashire, are listed below. Standish HallâÂÂa large brick mansionâÂÂserved as the long-time seat of the family.
Radulphus de Stanedis, of Duxbury Manor (a Lancashire squire at the beginning of the 13th century).